Sharbat Quotes

#1. They were able to deduce from his reports that the sharbat was poisonous to Turks but not to Kurds; however, because of the official state position that Kurds and Turks are indistinguishable, they kept this conclusion to themselves.

Orhan Pamuk

#2. I nearly forced my own way through the undergrowth to leave the sight behind. I was afraid I'd encouraged the figure to advance by trying to see it, perhaps even by thinking about it. ("The Long Way")

Ramsey Campbell

#3. Silence has never brought us anything of worth.

Audre Lorde

#4. I got arrested for graffiti. I got arrested - a lot of, like, underage drinking, drunk in public, shoplifting, you know, your various, like, suburban arrests, I guess.

James Franco

#5. I am actually in poor health due to chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome, and my ability to work is greatly diminished right now, so I have to get better before I can start another big project.

Laura Hillenbrand

#6. Dostoevski does not tell you what to think about his legend, but he requires that you think about it. The novelist was a deeply religious man and he always thought many readers missed that point about him.

Suzanne Fields

#7. I am glad to see that men are getting their rights, but I want women to get theirs, and while the water is stirring, I will step into the pool.

Sojourner Truth

#8. If you play poorly one day, forget it.
If you play poorly the next time out, review your fundamentals of grip, stance, aim and ball position. Most mistakes are made before the club is swung.
If you play poorly for a third time in a row, go see your professional.

Harvey Penick

#9. Open for sun, closed for rain, that's the poor man's weathervane.

Susan Cooper

#10. Why do people not listen when you say no? Why do they think you are too stupid or too young to understand? Why do they think you are too shy to reply? Why do they keep badgering you until you will say yes?

Sharon Creech

#11. You have to make sure there's a lock on your phone because people can hack into your Twitter so fast.

Jordan Francis

#12. Love, when it is a sacred quest, is a space of resurrection and repair. It does more than help us survive a soulless world; it helps us to transform.

Marianne Williamson

#13. Every record that I've ever made, I listen to it so much before it comes out. As soon as it comes out, I never listen to it again. It's, like, over.

Gwen Stefani

#14. Our actions make the fragrance of our lives ... Would you smell of plums? Or Vinegar?

Kirby Larson

#15. People will listen to you only when they know you're dying, otherwise they're just waiting for their turn to talk.

Chuck Palahniuk

#16. My challenge to members on both sides of the aisle is to stand up and have the integrity to say that we have a dead U.S. agent; we have a Department of Justice that lied to Congress.

Jason Chaffetz