-
“Dear America, I suppose we should introduce ourselves: We're South Louisiana...You probably already know that we talk funny and listen to strange music and eat things you'd probably hire an exterminator to get out of your yard. We dance even if there's no radio. We drink at funerals. We talk too much and laugh too loud and live too large and, frankly,we're suspicious of others who don't.”
-
“Real choice is clear information and the right to walk away from a bad deal without leaving your wallet behind.”
Source : "Words Designed to Kill Reform - This Time It’s Wall Street" by Sen. Jeff Merkley, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 13, 2010.
-
“You know, you only get to live life once, so there are two things that that yields. One is that there's no point in crying over spilt milk, but secondly you hate wasting time, energy, and whatever talent you've got.”
Source : "David Miliband: politics for the pinched generation". Interview with Kira Cochrane, www.theguardian.com. July 10, 2012.
-
“In the end, the bedrock of existence is not made up of the family, or work, or what others say or think of you, but of moments like this when you are exalted by a transcendent power that is more serene than love. Life dispenses them parsimoniously; our feeble hearts could not stand more.”
-
“It's unacceptable to tour using non-environmentally friendly fuel when there are alternatives.”
-
“Women were naturally pure souls, on so much higher a spiritual plane to begin with than men.”
Source : Naomi Ragen (2010). “Jephte's Daughter”, p.68, Macmillan
-
“The peace and justice movement has to expand and not run away from the plight of gang members.”
-
“Beauty isn't about looking perfect. It's about celebrating your individuality.”