Borgelt B50 Quotes

#1. [I]t is the writer's duty to write fiction which promotes virtue, the good, the beautiful, and above all, the true ... It is the writer's duty to hate injustice, to defy the powerful, and to speak for the voiceless. To be ... the severest critics of our own societies.

Edward Abbey

#2. I'm married to a white man, and then my daughter came out looking like the whitest white child with blonde hair and blue eyes. And I'm like, 'Omigosh, now what am I going to do?' She has my mom's features and is lighter than my husband. And my boy is browner than I am. Brown eyes and really tan.

Karyn Parsons

#3. Yes. I would like to see Alaska's infrastructure projects built sooner rather than later. The window is now while our congressional delegation is in a strong position to assist.

Sarah Palin

#4. Louie and Seabiscuit were both Californians and both on the sports pages in the 1930s. I was fascinated. When I learned about his World War II experiences, I thought, 'If this guy is still alive, I want to meet him.'

Laura Hillenbrand

#5. When I finally retire, I just want to go away so no one has to listen to me.

Steve Martin

#6. Obedience is the pathway to blessing. It's the means of protection. It's the means of joy. It's the means to finding God's best in our lives.

Nancy Leigh DeMoss

#7. Cricket is very simple ... you play till you can sustain.

Kapil Dev

#8. You want to be burning calories after you work out. The problem becomes for most people - it's not pleasant, it's painful. You have to have the pain tolerance to be able to deal with that, which a lot of people do not.

Brett Hoebel

#9. There is this: We give thanks to God not because of how we feel but because of who He is.

Ann Voskamp

#10. It's kind of hard to keep going sometimes but you just have to believe in what you are and what you can do and that's the way to success.

Buddy Guy

#11. Schooling after the second grade plays only a minor role in creating or reducing gaps.

James Heckman

#12. He was drop-dead gorgeous and I, well I was just ... dead. (Tera Hightower, Dead Chick Walking)

Ace Antonio Hall