"Oh yeah, the preacher's kid has to be the baddest one. If everyone is smoking weed, we've got to smoke crack. If you're throwing rocks, we've got to throw bigger rocks"

-- Nick Cannon

#Weed Quotes #Kids Quotes #Rocks Quotes

“Crusaders have just f-ked me over what a bas-rd joke, excuse my language I'm absolutely furious.”
“Struggling and suffering are the essence of a life worth living. If you're not pushing yourself beyond the comfort zone, if you're not demanding more from yourself - expanding and learning as you go - you're choosing a numb existence. You're denying yourself an extraordinary trip.”

Source : Dean Karnazes (2017). “Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner”, p.141, Atlantic Books
“Looking at numbers as groups of rocks may seem unusual, but actually it's as old as math itself. The word "calculate" reflects that legacy - it comes from the Latin word calculus, meaning a pebble used for counting. To enjoy working with numbers you don't have to be Einstein (German for "one stone"), but it might help to have rocks in your head.”

Source : Steven Strogatz (2012). “The Joy of x: A Guided Tour of Math, from One to Infinity”, p.15, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“Language allows us to reach out to people, to touch them with our innermost fears, hopes, disappointments, victories. To reach out to people we'll never meet. It's the greatest legacy you could ever leave your children or your loved ones: The history of how you felt.”

Source : Simon Van Booy (2009). “Love Begins in Winter: Five Stories”, HarperCollins
“Every child should be given the right to grow up and become a productive citizen. This will not happen unless, at the very least, basic food needs are met. Ending childhood hunger should be a national priority.”
“All socialists have bad backs because we slouch â€” except when we're watching the news when we sit on the edge of our seats, shout, and wave our arms. Generally we sit hunched, arms crossed in a judgemental way, the whole of our bodies pulled into a frown.”

Source : "Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation", BBC Radio 4, 2007.
“Playing what Hollywood determines is a hero, it immediately sets actors up to feel like they just can't explore the dark parts of themselves - the character has to be likeable, has to be fuckable, has to be redemptive on all fronts. When you're playing a character that's just inherently destructive or messed up, you're given this beautiful permission to try things. There's a license to fail.”

Source : "Family Ties". Interview with Emma Brown, www.interviewmagazine.com. April 13, 2016.
“Remove failure as an option.”

Source : "Joan Lunden talks about her book, 'Wake-Up Calls'". CNN Chat Room, www.cnn.com. October 27, 2000.

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