Famous Quotes & Sayings

Rebecca Solnit

A lone walker is both present and detached, more than an audience but less than a participant. Walking assuages or legitimizes this alienation.

Sorin Cerin

By understanding Evil just as well as Good, the human being will understand itself and with this it will disappear the self alienation of man at an individual level as at the social level.

Charles Smith

I know of no law government can use for that. The nearest there is are the regulations of the Alienation of Land Act, but its terms are too narrow to be the basis of a moratorium.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Everything intercepts us from ourselves.

Jon Katz

There's a streak of alienation running through this culture, ... There's a streak of braininess, obsessiveness. I mean, anybody can use a computer, but not anybody's a geek.

Marilyn Nelson

Back when I was in college, people used to talk about the alienation of the artist, not ever quite fitting in any place.

Richard Greenberg

People talk about alienation in the city. Diners are a place where you feel comfortable, an extension of your house.

Frederica Mathewes-Green

What's wrong with us isn't a rap sheet of bad deeds, but a damaged heart, a soul-sickness, that plunges us into fearful self-protection, alienation from God and others.

Peter Phillips

Since it is the state which is responsible for these social services, the government becomes discredited and a deep-seated attitude of alienation sets in. The entire society reaps the effect in the high incidence of crime, violence and anti-social behaviour

Justin Bocot

I talk to him. I tell him I know it's going to be hard the first two years fitting in. He was the star of his eighth-grade team. He's in the same spot as me. I talk to him about my experiences and tell him what not to do.

Amanda Crew

I had a hard enough time in high school, fitting in without having to keep up with Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook - all these ways you have to keep up your image.

David Lebryk

The image of a forward-looking Jefferson is a fitting tribute to that vision.

Carl Snowden

It just seemed a fitting way to pay tribute. Many people were surprised to learn, as I was, that there was no memorial to Dr. King in Maryland.

Bobby Gonzalez

It was fitting that Jason Wingate was on the line there at the end. That kid has been Mr. Clutch. For him to take us home at the end was fitting.

Ban Ki-moon

New York is one of the greatest cities in the world. It is a fitting host to its many international visitors, who can come to witness first-hand what a vibrant multicultural democracy looks like.

Bill Williams

We're honored to be able to present this rose. We think it's a fitting commemorative for the pope.

L'Wren Scott

I've worked with lots of musicians - like Tina Turner - and I love when they go in front of the fitting mirror and do their thing, pose, dance. I love that moment!

Mark Geragos

You never found a van fitting the description.

Kay Redfield Jamison

Moods are complicated and very much a part of who we are. People would be very boring without them.

Andrew Shue

I was lucky, because of Student Council, my classes, sports and social life, there were different people I had friendships with.

H. Hart

I would try to put more people on the road without doing any more hiring.

Don Miller

Just like I've been telling people all year, Ryan isn't going anywhere.

Jeff Palmer

Just watching the news, seeing what those people are going through, touches me,

MC Hammer

I think it is a shock to people to find out that MC Hammer is a super geek.

Stephen Graham

I adore my job. I think I'm one of the luckiest people out there. I've worked hard, but I get to mess about every day - that's how I see it.

H. Hunt

He used to laugh. He'd get people to do it and not tell them what was going to happen.

Graham Elliot

I do take pity on some of the people that have to work with me.

Dominik Hrbaty

I was already tired after the second five-setter, it was already quite enough.

Mike Schmitt

He didn't quite make it back to the house.

Trevor Noah

Comedy is really getting quite popular in South Africa.

James Williams

I was completely speechless. I really had no idea at all, and it was quite a wonderful surprise.

Helen Clark

I think this is going to take quite some time to work through simply because the writs (final results) won't be until two Fridays' time,

Kimberley Nixon

I'm a tomboy and quite clumsy, so I'm more like the anti-sexy icon.

Gwendoline Christie

I quite like looking mucky; it's quite nice not having to care about how you look.

Kevin Flanagan

In San Diego, we don't try quite as hard.

Dina Emde

I really wanted the record to be quite honest.