Zinns Quotes & Sayings

Christians, in particular, realize that their responsibility within creation and their duty towards nature and the Creator are an essential part of their faith. — Pope John Paul II

Some one said the other day that there was a divorce and a case of appendicitis in every family one knows. — Edith Wharton

Their [the Skeptics'] way of speaking is: "I settle nothing ... I do not understand it ... Nothing seems true that may not seem false." Their sacramental word is ... , which is to say, I suspend my judgment. — Michel De Montaigne

But while you were doing it, he looked at me, and the look on his face - I still cannot describe it, other than in that moment, I felt something crumble inside me, like a tower of damp sand built too high: for him, and for you, and for me as well. And in his face, I knew my own would be echoed. — Hanya Yanagihara

Ignorance never yet helped anybody. — Karl Marx

I always hated those classic kid movies like Old Yeller or The Yearling where the beloved pet dies. What would be so wrong with having those damn kids learn their lessons about mortality from watching Grandpa kick? Then at least the dog would be around to comfort them. — Merrill Markoe

I can be your best friend or your worst enemy. You seem to prefer the latter. — Jim Carrey

Some women just aren't cut out to be mothers, and unfortunately it had taken Susanna three kids to realize she was one of them. — Kelley Armstrong

You can either be a bystander who lives his life in reaction to the decisions that others make, or you can be the leader who is making those decisions. — Gabrielle Zevin