Weathervanes Quotes & Sayings

Why I, in this weak piping time of piece,
Have no delight to pass away the time,
Unless to see my shadow in the sun
And descant on my own deformity :
... — William Shakespeare

I think all we should legislate is morality. — John Ashcroft

There is no hunting like the hunting of man, and those who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it, never care for anything else thereafter. — Ernest Hemingway,

A just cause needs no interpreting. It carries its own case. But the unjust argument since it is sick, needs clever medicine. — Euripides

She asked us to raise the curtain that was covering the window and she looked at the golden leaves of the trees. 'How lovely. I shouldn't see that from my flat!' She smiled. And both of us, my sister and I, had the same thought: it was that same smile that had dazzled us when we were little children, the radiant smile of a young woman. Where had it been between then and now? — Simone De Beauvoir

Art is a way of expression that has to be understood by everyone, everywhere. — Rufino Tamayo

Too many of us seem far too fond of narratives of our powerlessness, maybe because powerlessness lets us off the hook ... But we don't need everyone on board; we don't need one magic person in office; we need ourselves. To act. It's the wind, not the weathervanes. — Rebecca Solnit

When teenagers aren't turning like weathervanes in a high wind, they're as stiff as Puritans. — Stephen King

The person who strays away from the source is unroofed and is like dust blown about by the wind. — Molefi Kete Asante

They really kicked me out?"
"Refunded the tuition and everything."
Julie blinked a couple of times coming to grips with this tidbit. "So what happens now?"
"I expect you'll be a bum. Homeless and jobless begging on the street for a crust of bread ... "
"Kate."
"Oh, alright, I suppose if you come by the office once in a while I'll give you a sandwich. You can squat in the office on the floor when it gets too cold outside. We can even get you a little blanket to lie on ... — Ilona Andrews

Remember, you have the capacity to choose. Choose life! Choose love! Choose health! — Joseph Murphy

The point, I decided, wasn't to have the autobiography or even the memories. The point was who I became when I wrote. — Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew