Vallien Brains Quotes

#1. You'll never be hurt as much by being open as you have been remaining closed.

Martha N. Beck

#2. The poet's job is to put into words those feelings we all have that are so deep, so important, and yet so difficult to name, to tell the truth in such a beautiful way, that people cannot live without it.

Jane Kenyon

#3. You can label jam, you can't label man

Benny Bellamacina

#4. America indeed has become a progressive nation, if we understand "progressive" to mean progressing away from God, his incomparable blessings, and the moral foundation that made America great, and advancing toward a mythical utopia where mankind is in control of mankind (think "Lord of the Flies").

Ron Brackin

#5. I don't believe people die from hard work. They die from stress and worry and fear - the negative emotions. Those are the killers, not hard work. The fact is, in our society today, most people don't understand what hard work is all about.

Arthur L. Williams Jr.

#6. I was obviously out of my mind. It was your job to talk me down off the ledge, not hand me a cape and tell me I could fly.

Abigail Strom

#7. I needed to pay for my horses in Warwickshire, and I couldn't do that off a waitress' wage.

Edie Campbell