Ve 301 Quotes & Sayings

A caregiver is changed by the culture of illness, just as one is changed by the dynamic era in which one lives. For one thing, I don't have as much time in conversation with myself, and I feel the loss. Certainly I worry more about his death, and mine too, since I;m so much a part of the evolving saga of his health, which I have to monitor every day. But I've grown stronger in every aspect of my life. In small ways: speaking more directly with people. In large ways: discovering I can handle adversity and potential loss and yet keep going. I've a better idea of my strength. I feel like I've been tested, like a willow whipped around violently in a hurricane, but still stranding, its roots strong enough to hold. [p. 301] — Diane Ackerman

My righteous servant will make it possible for many to be counted righteous, for he will bear all their sins. — Anonymous

The Chinese dream is an American dream embedded in a Confucian cocoon. — Patrick Mendis

We live in a uniform civilization, within well-defined cultural models: furnishings, decorative elements, blankets, record player have all been chosen among a certain number of given possibilities. What can they reveal to you about what she is really like? — Italo Calvino

I made a promise to my parents that I would rid the city of the evil that took their lives. — Jeph Loeb

Let's get China to leak a memo that says they want to build military bases on Mars. We'd be on Mars in twelve months. — Neil DeGrasse Tyson

Mercy did not exist in the primordial life. It was misunderstood for fear, and such misunderstandings made for death. — Jack London

It is illegal to yell "fire" in a crowded theater. If there is a fire, please yell something else instead, like "Flames!" or "Smoke maker!" or "Bad hot! — Demetri Martin

The culture is going into a psychological depression. We are concerned about our place in the world, about being competitive: Will my children have as much as I have? Will I ever own my own home? How can I pay for a new car? Are immigrants taking away my white world? — James Hillman

It's really bizarre because no one knows this, but elephants have killed more animal trainers than any other animal. — Vin Diesel

Delay not till tomorrow to be wise; tomorrow's sun to thee may neve rise. — William Congreve

Good humor is the sunshine of the mind. — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

This is forever, Maggie. I would follow you into hell if I had to ... You are all I want for the rest of my life. — A Meredith Walters

It was easy to see that he was clever and well read, but he was also boring. — Hanif Kureishi

If a mute kid swears, should his mother wash his hands with soap? — Steven Wright