Institutionally Sanctioned Quotes

#1. Ah, gym class. Remember it? Institutionally sanctioned torture for society's misfits.

Lisa Unger

#2. Having established itself securely on shipboard, the chronometer was soon taken for granted, like any other essential thing, and the whole question of its contentious history, along with the name of its original inventor, dropped from the consciousness of the seamen who used it every day.

Dava Sobel

#3. The experts to whom I listen are the ones who are experts in the most important subject: themselves.

Charles F. Glassman

#4. I think there are some who live on a knife-edge in the soul, and at times are driven to hurl themselves into the air, at the mercy of heaven or he'll which way to fall.

Ellis Peters

#5. We are split people.

Zadie Smith

#6. 17And he who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.

Anonymous

#7. Through hardship to the stars

Ruta Sepetys

#8. I think one of the most important American films is 'Jackie Brown,' which is such a humble depiction of humble characters but so powerful. The film was pure depiction of the American poverty of the '90s.

Arnaud Desplechin

#9. India made a big mistake by signing up to TRIPS. With a population of 1.3 billion, India can't afford a monopoly in healthcare. Monopolies lead to higher prices and we can't allow them in a country like India with so much poverty and misery. It was like signing our own death warrant.

Yusuf Hamied

#10. If you tell me the truth, the truth I'll proclaim.
If you tell me a lie, you'll be fair game.

Belva Rae Staples

#11. Sometimes, a person who likes your work and a person who don't will show up within milliseconds of each other to let you know how they feel. One does not need to cancel out the other, positively or negatively; if you're proud of the work, and you enjoyed the work, that is what's important.

Wil Wheaton

#12. Vagina Whisperer.

Kenya Wright