Xr Quotes & Sayings

Yes, I can understand that a man might go to gambling table - when he sees that all that lies between himself and death is his last crown — Honore De Balzac

The neighbors only think about how we are different. They don't see how we are the same. — Ana-Maurine Lara

Wrote my way out of the hood ... thought my way out of poverty! Don't tell me that knowledge isn't power. Education changes everything. — Brandi L. Bates

America is an idea. And it's the solemn responsibility of each 'temporary' president to protect and nurture that noblest of all ideas - with integrity. This man, Mitt Romney, has shown - not through his experience, but through his actions and words - that he is unqualified to carry out that responsibility. — Jennifer Granholm

What did the Revolution mean to the Native Americans, the Indians? They had been ignored by the fine words of the Declaration, had not been considered equal, certainly not in choosing those who would govern the American territories in which they lived, nor in being able to pursue happiness as they had pursued it for centuries before the white Europeans arrived. Now, with the British out of the way, the Americans could begin the inexorable process of pushing the Indians off their lands, killing them if they resisted. In short, as Francis Jennings puts it, the white Americans were fighting against British imperial control in the East, and for their own imperialism in the West. — Howard Zinn

When I was a little boy and played Liebestraum, my father used to hit me on the head with a newspaper every time I slopped the cadenza ... I hate Liebestraum. — Victor Borge

I grew up in Chicago, and I understand what Michael Jordan symbolizes. — Dwyane Wade

To sore make bad energy, make innocent cry, Aisyx no spread pain plague. — Poppet

There is nothing loving about encouraging fear. Nothing. Fear leads to darkness, depression, anger, irrationality, anxiety, consternation, unrest, and ultimately, destruction. Fear, as Yoda reminds us all, is the path to the Dark Side. Fear is a weapon, not a productive tool. Fear is a means of control. Fear should never be the basis for why anyone does anything regarding the health of the mind, body, and spirit. — Michael Vito Tosto

It would be right to state that, with the successful flight of the XR-4 in the summer of 1942, the helicopter became a reality in the United States. — Igor Sikorsky

If I can make a living as a writer, I can do anything. — Richard LaGravenese