quotes about Merry Go Round

last updated: November 28, 2023

What You Lose on the Swings You Make Up on the Merry-Go-Round,
-- George V. Higgins

Source : George V. Higgins (2012). “Defending Billy Ryan”, p.78, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard

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Everywhere I've turned somebody has wanted to sacrifice me for my own goodâ€”only /they/ were the ones who benefited. And now we start on the old sacrificial merry-go-round. At what point do we stop?
-- Ralph Ellison

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I think Darth Maul has been on a vicious cycle, he's been on a merry go round. In some way he's begging for Obi-Wan Kenobi to take him off that ride.
-- Samuel Witwer

Source : "Star Wars Rebels: Sam Witwer on Maul's Fateful Encounter With Obi-Wan". Interview with Eric Goldman, in.ign.com. March 22, 2017.

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“Singing is a form of meditation... apparently the only one that I have command over.”

Source : "Interrogating Brandi Carlile: I Knew ‘That Wasn’t Me’ Was Our ‘Let It Be.’". Interview with Jesse Kornbluth, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 24, 2012.
“I am not a politician or a military strategist. I am just a citizen voicing my opinions.”
“She may be cute, but she's just a substitute.”
“You can park your snark at the gate, Omaha.”
“Don't waste your singleness. I think we spend a lot of time griping about how we're single, and we spend a lot of time and energy being angry about that when we could be spending that time to really serve other people and use the free time we do have to do so much more for the Kingdom of God. So don't waste that time. Use it. You only get so much time and then you'll most likely get married and have kids and a husband and not have as much free time. So enjoy it and use it to serve other people.”
“We have dignity in Mexico and we have to put a stop to anybody who offends the dignity of Mexico or its institutions.”
“Some people seem to understand this - that life and change take time - but I am not one of those people.”
“Everything is whole, complete and perfect as it is. There's nothing "wrong." Everything is exactly the way it's supposed to be and it's not based on thoughts and logic. It's based on dreaming and feelings and emotions.”

Source : Source: www.edgemagazine.net
“So I kept reading, just to stay alive. In fact, I'd read two or three books at the same time, so I wouldn't finish one without being in the middle of another -- anything to stop me from falling into the big, gaping void. You see, books fill the empty spaces. If I'm waiting for a bus, or am eating alone, I can always rely on a book to keep me company. Sometimes I think I like them even more than people. People will let you down in life. They'll disappoint you and hurt you and betray you. But not books. They're better than life.”

Source : Marc Acito (2009). “How I Paid for College: A Tale of Sex, Theft, Friendship and Musical Theater (reissued)”, p.98, Bloomsbury Publishing
“The threats against democracy today are in general completely normal. They walk around in costume and tie.”