Defections Def Quotes

#1. Being joyful is a choice.

Jonathan Jackson

#2. This treadmill lifestyle ain't workin for me ...
It's from ya crib to ya lab to ya job to make a profit,
And at the day's end you still got nothing accomplished.

Phonte

#3. Marriage is no real excuse for not loving.

Helen Oyeyemi

#4. Effective engagement is inspired by the empathy that develops simply by being human.

Brian Solis

#5. Why should I be polished and improved like goods for sale? I might not even want to marry! And besides, I have many skills. I can read and write and play the flute and harp. Why should I change to please some man? If he doesn't like me the way I am, then he can get some other girl for his wife.

Juliet Marillier

#6. Love speaks for itself.

Renee Ahdieh

#7. Being seen is more about the ears than the eyes

Ali Benjamin

#8. The eighties are a sorely underrated decade in terms of musical composition. They don't get nearly the respect they deserve. I try to use my platform in the world to bring attention to this travesty by singing eighties ballads whenever I get the chance.

Emma Chase

#9. Of all the things God created, I am often most grateful He created laughter.

Charles R. Swindoll

#10. Past conference topics have included strengthening the role of fathers in children's lives, the impact of the media culture on children, the delicate balance between work and family, and family involvement in education.

Tipper Gore

#11. We don't only want to make robots in universities; we want to create good humans. We can't shape a world only with the help of robots made out of technical know-how. We can't be useful to humankind if there are no sentiments in life.

Narendra Modi

#12. I think that's the fundamental thing - you can go anywhere you like as long as you're following a character that the audience likes and understands.

Ricky Gervais

#13. He's beautiful because he's not and he doesn't care.

Richard Rider

#14. I know I will never have an affair with a married man again.

Monica Lewinsky

#15. Twenty years ago, two of the CIA's best double-agents had been murdered in their own home on Christmas Eve. The husband had been killed first, and the wife had been raped repeatedly before she'd been beaten to death. The two children were never found.

Katie Reus