Thrusted Upon Them Quotes

#1. EXILE, n. One who serves his country by residing abroad, yet is not an ambassador.

Ambrose Bierce

#2. Peril-ridden and fragile, the imperfect human body, what a shameful thing it was!

Kenzaburo Oe

#3. In some ways, our being Matched is the biggest strike against me. How was she supposed to love me when the Society said she should?

Ally Condie

#4. I remember writing standup jokes without having done sets. But as soon as I did my first set, it didn't matter. Everything I thought would work didn't work. And everything I was iffy on was funny.

John Mulaney

#5. Some things worked far better in imagination than reality. In imagination, she was intrepid and resourceful; in reality she wished she were home, wrapped in a quilt.

Lauren Willig

#6. Think naught a trifle, though it small appear:
Small sands the mountain, moments make the year,
And trifles life.

Edward Young

#7. Poor people and most of the middle class are not willing to be uncomfortable. Remember, being comfortable is their biggest priority in life ... The only time you can actually grow is when you are outside your comfort zone.

T. Harv Eker

#8. It is our attitude toward free thought and free expression that will determine our fate. There must be no limit on the range of temperate discussion, no limits on thought. No subject must be taboo. No censor must preside at our assemblies.

William O. Douglas

#9. I think if I'm serious about affecting people with music, I have to affect people on a human to human level, not on a grand social idea or political idea, it has to be a human being idea so it has to be what's inside a human being.

Ziggy Marley

#10. Most whites do not have a racial identity, but they would do well to understand what race means for others. They should also ponder the consequences of being the only group for whom such an identity is forbidden and who are permitted no aspirations as a group.

Jared Taylor

#11. Thrusted light is worse than presented pistols.

Herman Melville

#12. One of the greatest gifts a parent can give a child is to help them find their talents.

Sean Covey