-
“Stories are compasses and architecture, we navigate by them, we build our sanctuaries and our prisons out of them, and to be without a story is to be lost in the vastness of a world that spreads in all directions like arctic tundra or sea ice.”
-
“We communicate with passion and passion persuades.”
Source : Anita Roddick (1994). “Body and soul: profits with principles, the amazing success story of Anita Roddick & the Body Shop”, Three Rivers Press
-
“I do wanna get married. It just sounds great. You get to go grocery shopping together, rent videos, and the kissing and the hugging and the kissing and the hugging under the cozy covers. Mmmm! But sometimes I worry that I don't wanna get married as much as I want to get dipped in a vat of warm, rising bread dough. That might feel pretty good, too.”
Source : "Comedy Central Presents (Maria Bamford)". TV Series, July 2, 2001.
-
“All religion and all ethics are summed up in justice.”
-
“I think the public is very reluctant to get involved in more foreign wars, especially in the Middle East. And they understand, implicitly, that we go to war in the Middle East because of oil. And if we don't want to go to war in the Middle East, then we have to do something about the oil problem. And I think that view is gaining ground in the U.S.”
Source : "The Permanent Energy Crisis". Interview with Julian Brookes, www.motherjones.com. June 19, 2006.
-
“Each time I read a book, I cataloged the parts that struck me dumb with envy and admiration for their beauty and power and truth.”
Source : Jack Gantos (2002). “Hole in My Life”, p.21, Macmillan
-
“You must learn from the mistakes of others. You can't possibly live long enough to make them all yourself.”
Source : Sam Levenson (2016). “You Don't Have to Be in Who's Who to Know What's What: The Choice Wit and Wisdom of Sam Levenson”, p.87, Open Road Media
-
“When emotions are high, things are said, things are done. Ultimately, these players want to play. I know too many of them love the game too much.”