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Marilyn Ferguson Quotes

We should not become so ashamed of the disappointments and travesties of democracy that we become ashamed of the idea itself. It is the outer reflection of our self-acceptance.

Marilyn Ferguson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american

Topics

Reflection Democracy Become Ashamed

To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves - there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.

Joan Didion

Power Respect Great Free Back Us

When it comes to portfolios, my personal advice is for anyone who can, put money into forestry or farmland. Long term, you would probably never come near their returns in the stock market. In the world that I see, land is golden.

Jeremy Grantham

Money World Advice Stock Market You

I think is important to give a child room to make mistakes in order to learn. Mistakes build wings so later in life they can fly and go on their own. Let them fall once in awhile... Be their friend and parent as well. When they're in trouble, they will come to you first. Don't try to change their opinion.

Melania Trump

Life Change Friend Mistakes Child

London sort of wore me down. I can't cope with the winters!

Robyn Davidson

Me Down London Cope Sort Winters

I take apart restaurant menus everywhere I go. I kind of tick off a lot of chefs in restaurants because I'll say, 'You can keep all of the sauce, keep all of that garbage - just give me that piece of fish. Forget the salad dressing, I don't need all of that extra stuff. Just give it to me straight up, and I'll eat it.'

Montel Williams

Me Restaurant Fish You Forget Kind

Never underestimate the power of the State to act out its own massive fantasies.

Don DeLillo

Power Underestimate Never Out Own

I like to play tiebreaks, as that is when it gets interesting. Even when I was young, I enjoyed these kind of matches.

Dominic Thiem

Interesting Play Young Kind Even

In aviation they have auto pilot and color radar and a lot of other instrumentation that is a backup for pilots. It's really brought the incidents of plane crashes way down. Same thing ought to happen in the medical industry, I think.

Dennis Quaid

Medical Color Think Down Pilot Way

If someone were to come from another planet and see the world through movies, they'd think that the world was populated by white men in their 30s who shoot a lot.

Bonnie Bedelia

Men World Think Someone White See

If I wasn't Bob Dylan, I'd probably think that Bob Dylan has a lot of answers myself.

Bob Dylan

Myself Think Answers Bob Dylan Bob

Foreigners have a complex set of associations in their minds when they think of America - from Iraq to 9/11, certainly, but also from Coke to jeans. It is entirely possible for people around the world to love American products, American books, American movies, American music, and dislike the policies of the government of America.

Shashi Tharoor

Love Music Government People World

Black people don't talk about diabetes that much. I never knew anything. I thought everyone had an uncle with a leg cut off!

Sherri Shepherd

People Black Thought Uncle Diabetes