Postcollege Quotes

#1. These were the ridiculous tales of being twenty-two and twenty-five, of being in that happy, malleable phase of postcollege life before everything set in the gray cement of adulthood.

Maya Lang

#2. My wife even thinks our next album should be recorded in our house, and we should move all the furniture out to the garage. I'm not sure how many spouses would be supportive of that, much less come up with the idea.

Brandi Carlile

#3. Everything changed for Simon Falke the first time he fell through the fire.

Sam Whitehouse

#4. The importance of detachment from things, the importance of poverty, is that we are supposed to be free from things that we might prefer to people. Wherever things have become more important than people, we are in trouble. That is the crux of the whole matter.

Thomas Merton

#5. There are some sounds that English singers find quite difficult to manipulate.

Neville Marriner

#6. The miracle is a sign that the mind has chosen to be led by me in Christ's service. The abundance of Christ is the natural result of choosing to follow Him.

Foundation For Inner Peace

#7. Genomics are about individuals. It's about what's specific to you, not your siblings, not your parents - each of us is totally unique. We will only see that uniqueness by drilling down to the genetic code.

Craig Venter

#8. Never will I make that extra effort to live according to reality which alone makes good writing possible: hence the manic-depressiveness of my style, - which is either bright, cruel and superficial; or pessimistic; moth-eaten with self-pity

Cyril Connolly

#9. The test case of the civilizations in America suggests that we are predictable creatures, driven everywhere by similar needs, lusts, hopes, and follies.

Ron Davison

#10. I think we can be competitive on and off the field and create a model where our athletes are scholars and learners, too.

Gordon Gee

#11. It's not who you were, It's who you've become that matters

Jeff Radford

#12. Parents do not have the courage to say no to certain things that their children demand. They are rather scared of their children.

Shiv Khera

#13. A century that began with children having virtually no rights is ending with children having the most powerful legal instrument that not only recognizes but protects their human rights.

Carol Bellamy

#14. Confidence in nonsense is required.

Burt Rutan

#15. I will continue to help the political causes I believe in in any way I can.

Alastair Campbell

#16. Leaders will not experience long-term success unless a lot of people want them to.

John C. Maxwell