Wilmington North Carolina Quotes

#1. Shaking hands with the Queen of England was a long way from being forced to sit in the colored section of the bus going into downtown Wilmington, North Carolina.

Althea Gibson

#2. My fellow Wilmington, North Carolina native Meadowlark Lemon is a true national treasure. I watched him play for the Harlem Globetrotters when I was growing up and his skill with the basketball and dedication to the game were an inspiration not only to me, but to kids all around the world.

Michael Jordan

#3. I suppose more than anything, it's the way of life in this part of the country that influences my writing. In Eastern North Carolina, with the exception of Wilmington, most people live in small towns.

Nicholas Sparks

#4. We, too, can divide ourselves, it's true. / But only into flesh and a broken whisper. / Into flesh and poetry.

Wislawa Szymborska

#5. You know what your problem is? You want everything to be shitty. You have a sister who loves you. Friends who love you. I love you, Heather.

Lauren Oliver

#6. My great-grandfather played organ for silent movies. Talkies in, Gramps out.

Kent Beck

#7. I'm the only person I know that's lost a quarter of a billion dollars in one year. It's very character-building.

Steve Jobs

#8. True resignation, which always brings with it the confidence that unchangeable goodness will make even the disappointment of our hopes, and the contradictions of life, conducive to some benefit, casts a grave but tranquil light over the prospect of even a toilsome and troubled life.

Wilhelm Von Humboldt

#9. Our most intense joy comes not from personal feats, but from helping other persons achieve their goals. We become suppler human beings when we find true joy in witnessing other people's successes and unabashedly share in their joyful accomplishments.

Kilroy J. Oldster

#10. Every time I was driving on the L.A. freeway in a small car, it was very unnerving for me. One time I rented an SUV, and it just changed my whole perspective of driving, and I was converted to SUVs from that day on.

Lauren Lee Smith

#11. Most of us lie because it is our last resort to get out of any uncomfortable situation.

Bria Guishard

#12. Latinos don't go out and support their own films, but at the same time, it's not their responsibility.

Gina Rodriguez

#13. {My mom] long ago advised me, when I was feeling blue or self-doubting about men, that the best thing to do was go out and buy a red lipstick or a red dress. 'It will be your red badge of courage,' she said.

Maureen Dowd