quotes about Childish Things

“Sarcasm is a Manchester trait.”

Source : Interview with Matt Cotterill, higher-frequency.com. April 15, 2006.

“The sound must seem an echo to the sense.”

“When people ask the Dalai Lama, "Is Buddhism a religion?" he answers, "Yes, it is." Then they ask, "What kind of religion is it?" He responds, "My religion is kindness." You might think, "Everyone's is." Everyone's is. That's true. It's not complicated to describe the goal of a spiritual life. It's easier than you think to explain it. It's more difficult than you can imagine to do it.”

“I'm a hundred-and-one years old and at my age, honey, I can say what I want!”

Source : Sarah Louise Delany, Annie Elizabeth Delany, Amy Hill Hearth (1993). “Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years”, p.11, Kodansha America

“Because I am hard, you will not like me. But the more you hate me, the more you will learn. I am hard but I am fair.”

“I'm suspicious of dreams in books too. Because they're boring and too self-serving.”

Source : "INTERVIEW: Jill Alexander Essbaum, author of Hausfrau". Interview With Heather Scott Partington, electricliterature.com. March 12, 2015.

“Try not to get lost in comparing yourself to others. Discover your gifts and let them shine!”

Source : "How Jennie Finch Stays in Pro-Athlete Form". Interview with Jené Luciani, www.shape.com. March 14, 2012.

“I have two different categories of favorite films. One is the emotional favorites, which means these are generally films that I saw when I was a kid; anything you see in your formative years is more powerful, because it really stays with you forever. The second category is films that I saw while I was learning the craft of motion pictures.”

“You've got to always go back in time if you want to move forward.”

“The dogs may bark, but the caravan moves on”