Garvin Quotes

#1. To him now, life seemed a shadow, day a white shadow; night, and death, and stillness, and inaction, this seemed like BEING. To be alive, to be urgent and insistent
that was NOT-TO-BE. The highest of all was to melt out into the darkness and sway there, identified with the great Being.

D.H. Lawrence

#2. If you have a sweet tooth, you'll have a sweet mouth when you're done, because all your teeth are going to be sweet.

G. Garvin

#3. Remembering that moment stirs something inside -- anger, at first, and then a deep, hollow sadness that ripples through me in its own spiderweb pattern.

Jeff Garvin

#4. What, no Star Wars?"
Solo sighs. "I wanted to bring the original, unaltered Episode IV, in which my namesake shoots first, as our Lord and savior intended."
"Why didn't you?"
"I only have it on VHS, and my dad's old VHS player broke halfway through the summer.

Jeff Garvin

#5. The eye obeys exactly the action of the mind.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

#6. We're all taught from a young age that there are only two choices: pink or blue, Bratz or Power Rangers, cheerleading or football. We see gender in two dimensions because that's what society has taught us from birth. But, are you ready for a shocking revelation?
SOCIETY NEEDS TO CHANGE.

Jeff Garvin

#7. Most humans turn away from God simply for the privilege of deluding themselves into thinking they are the masters of their own destiny.

Dennis Garvin

#8. Believing would be easier if God would show himself by depositing a million dollars in a Swiss bank account in my name

Woody Allen

#9. As for wondering if it's okay to be who you are--that's not a symptom of mental illness. That's a symptom of being a person.

Jeff Garvin

#10. It was the explosion of EDM music where profit margins were exponentially higher because the entire under-aged clientele arrived totally fucked up on pills and needed to stay hydrated at the price of $7 per bottle for water.

T/James Reagan

#11. I've found my cause.

Jeff Garvin

#12. I think people should get married at the courthouse without a single person present and no fanfare whatsoever. Then, if the couple makes it to ten years, they should have a big party. The whole shebang, white dress, flowers, cake of their dreams. After ten years they'd deserve it.

Ann Wertz Garvin

#13. The first thing you're going to want to know about me is: Am I a boy, or am I a girl?

Jeff Garvin

#14. Temptation is not his (Satan's) strongest weapon. Despair is.

Dennis Garvin

#15. My mom says crying is just your body expelling all the bad stuff. Like a sneeze. Like your soul sneezing.

Jeff Garvin

#16. I can't blame you for trying to categorize me. It's a human instinct. It's why scientists are, to this day, completely flabbergasted by the duck-billed platypus: it's furry like a mammal, but lays eggs like a bird. It defies conventional classification.
I AM THE PLATYPUS (Coo coo ka-choo)

Jeff Garvin

#17. You always say the best leaders figure out how to turn a bad situation to their advantage. When life gives you gators, make Gatorade

Jeff Garvin

#18. You think looting is bad in Egypt, look at Peru, India, China. I've been told in China there are over a quarter-million archaeological sites, and most have been looted. This is a global problem of massive proportions, and we don't know the scale.

Sarah Parcak

#19. That is the most godlike feeling a human can experience; being ignored by rebellious child.

Dennis Garvin

#20. People do judge books by their covers; it's human nature. They react to the way you look before they hear a single word that comes out of your mouth.

Jeff Garvin

#21. The world isn't binary. Everything isn't black or white, yes or no. Sometimes it's not a switch, it's a dial. And it's not even a dial you can get your hands on; it turns without your permission or approval" -Riley

Jeff Garvin

#22. Simple things bring infinite pleasure. Yet, it takes us a while to realize that. But once simple is in, complex it out - forever.

Joan Marques

#23. The Angel (in Joshua) declared that he was born leader and indicated that he was in the army of the Lord. The Lord was the commander of that angel, and he is our commander still. We favor no human on either side of any argument.

Dennis Garvin

#24. A wilderness experience includes a long walk back.

Dennis Garvin

#25. That's none of your business," I say. "And, while I'm flattered by your interest, you're really not my type." The

Jeff Garvin

#26. Our current drug crisis is a tragedy born of a phony system of classification. For reasons that are little more than accidents of history, we have divided a group of nonfood substances into two categories: items purchasable for supposed pleasure (such as alcohol), and illicit drugs.

Stephen Jay Gould

#27. If I had to have a favorite chef, I'd probably say I like Guy Fieri.

G. Garvin

#28. The last Bible I looked at contained over 2000 pages, and you humans managed to get yourself kicked out Paradise by page 5. That has to be some kind of record.

Dennis Garvin

#29. There is always a point of view in language, but we are apt to notice it only when it is not one we share.

Deborah Cameron

#30. I think you assume everyone is going to be your enemy. And by doing that, you sort of make it come true.

Jeff Garvin

#31. Tattoos to me are the outward symbol of the inward change within my soul.

Nicolas Cage

#32. Backyard barbecues are really just about getting together. It's all about making people come over, having a really good time, talking about their lives, and sharing some great recipes.

G. Garvin

#33. Great cooking is about being inspired by the simple things around you - fresh markets, various spices. It doesn't necessarily have to look fancy.

G. Garvin

#34. But the truth is, feelings don't change anything. To change something, you have to say things out loud. Do things. Take chances. Take a stand" -Riley

Jeff Garvin

#35. She shoved open her car door and moved to get out. Instead she dropped her head to the steering wheel. She tried to pull the tough-girl mask over her sorrow and get on with her life. Instead she cried like adults learn to cry; silently and alone.

Ann Wertz Garvin

#36. How can you introduce error into the Bible? Have a human open it. The moment he reads it, the Bible because weighted down with his biases and expectations.

Dennis Garvin

#37. I have learnt that greatness comes from within, it's like a plant, it doesn't grow unless you want it to, but you have to be careful that it doesn't imprison you in a mental state of mind.

Garvin Matthews

#38. All womens not alike, Tobias, she say. Believe it or not.
Oh, I believe it, he say. Just can't prove it to the world.

Alice Walker

#39. Government activities that are for public consumption are eyewash from the citizens.

Dennis Garvin