Diane Black famous quotes

Big egos are big shields for lots of empty space.
-- Diane Black

#Space #Ego #Shields

The government continues to erode our freedom.
-- Diane Black

#Government #Erode

Whenever I tour my district and I ask small businesspeople 'what can I do to help?,' they tell me to just get government out of the way and they'll create the jobs and grow on their own.
-- Diane Black

#Jobs #Government #Way

In addition to being a nurse, I'm also a small business owner and I taught at a local community college. I'm also a proud mother of three and grandmother of six - all of them wonderful.
-- Diane Black

#Mother #College #Nurse

We're going to be eternally optimistic that the Senate is going to get their work done.
-- Diane Black

#Optimistic #Done

In the New Yorker library, I have long been shelved between Nadine Gordimer and Brendan Gill; an eerie little space nestled between high seriousness of purpose and legendary lightness of touch.

That which is threatening to the ego is liberating to the heart.

So many complaints boil down to the belly ache of the fragile, mortal, ignored ego in a vast and indifferent universe.

Range is of the ego, form is of the soul.

Every organism requires an environment of friends, partly to shield it from violent changes, and partly to supply it with its wants.

My only good result in 1997 was marrying Brooke Shields.

Do not fear so, here is one who would be a blade at your back. A shield across your breast. Here is kin, here is strength to lean upon, to share as you share in need.

Solemnity is the shield of idiots

A legitimate democracy cannot act against a terror organization because it is using civilians as a human shield, and therefore it should absorb attacks on its own civilians.

William," the professor said, softly, "what now is your weapon?"...."Truth," he whispered, his voice rasping. He cleared his throat. "Truth is my sword." ...."And what now is your defense?" Colour returned to Billy's face, and his jaw tightened. His voice surged with emotion. "Faith...faith is my shield.