People move forward into the future out of the way they comprehend the past. When we don’t understand something in our past, we are therefore crippled.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Norman Mailer
People spend too much time finding other…
People spend too much time finding other people to blame, too much energy finding excuses for not being what they are capable of being, and not enough energy putting themselves on the line, growing out of the past, and getting on with their lives.
Quote, saying and phrase by: J. Michael Straczynski
People sleep peacably in their beds at n…
People sleep peacably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.
Quote, saying and phrase by: George Orwell
People seldom see the halting and painfu…
People seldom see the halting and painful steps by which the most insignificant success is achieved.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Annie Sullivan
People seldom refuse help, if one offers…
People seldom refuse help, if one offers it in the right way.
Quote, saying and phrase by: A. C. Benson
People seldom become famous for what the…
People seldom become famous for what they say until after they are famous for what they’ve done.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Cullen Hightower
People seem to enjoy things more when th…
People seem to enjoy things more when they know a lot of other people have been left out of the pleasure.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Russell Baker
People seem not to see that their opinio…
People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Ralph Waldo Emerson
People say that life is the thing, but I…
People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Logan Pearsall Smith
People say I’ve had brushes with the law…
People say I’ve had brushes with the law. That’s not true. I’ve had brushes with overzealous prosecutors.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Mark Duffy