Whenever I’m trying to understand people that I don’t understand, or things in people or even in myself, I’ll say, ‘When did this negativity get here?’ I try to think back to how I was raised to deal with things, and then consider how the person that I’m dealing with grew up. Lucy Dacus Read Quote
Man takes root at his feet, and at best, he is no more than a potted plant in his house or carriage till he has established communication with the soil by the loving and magnetic touch of his soles to it. John Burroughs Read Quote
When I first started writing songs and being very explicit, it was hard, but one of the main things people respond to in my writing is that ‘just say it’ attitude of my songs. There really is nothing personal or private; it’s all universal, if you can just find the courage to be open about your life. Ani DiFranco Read Quote
Flawed as they may be, science and the secular Enlightenment values expressed in Western democracies are our best hope for survival. Michael Shermer Read Quote
The first voice they hear is mine, the first touch they feel is mine, the first human face they see is mine. They just think I’m a strange tiger who walks on two legs. Roy Horn Read Quote
I have no fancy living at all. Well, I have a house in Sun Valley. Five acres in the woods. I guess that’s fancy. B. Wayne Hughes Read Quote
I’m proud of the body of work I was part of and I want people to enjoy it as long as they choose to. Dennis DeYoung Read Quote
Every human being has to feel a part of a tribe. It’s programmed into us. And you have to feel that you’re contributing to something. Steven Hatfill Read Quote
