Wendell Berry Quotes

Whether we and our politicians know it or not, Nature is party to all our deals and decisions, and she has more votes, a longer memory, and a sterner sense of justice than we do.

Wendell Berry

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 5, 1934

Topics

NatureJusticeMemoryDecisionsKnow

It's pretty rare to have CEOs or high level executives at big companies who are social activists. They tend not to be drawn to those areas of life.

Jerry Greenfield

LifeHighRarePrettyBigLevel

To have that kind of ovation, that happens very seldom for a lineman.

Jerry Kramer

KindHappensSeldomVeryOvation

I can usually tell when a woman is going through a divorce because they look so gaunt and tired and sad. It's just a huge sadness. It's horrible. It's like death. You mourn, but the person's still there.

Andie MacDowell

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The Sharks board agree red cards and dirty play cannot be condoned, and it is unacceptable that this behaviour be associated with the Sharks brand.

Stephen Saad

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I don't know what life was like 1,000 years ago, but I imagine there was the same struggle: people trying to connect with each other.

Spike Jonze

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I have overcome some demons in my path.

Rose Namajunas

PathDemonsOvercomeSome

Soaps are a great springboard for any actor but if you want to be taken seriously, you have to be careful.

Michelle Ryan

GreatYouWantSeriouslyActorAny

Without David Bowie, popular music as we know it pretty much wouldn't exist.

Moby

MusicKnowWithoutPrettyExist

It's heavy, but I am able to carry it. Why? Because I'm an African woman. An African woman carries heavy loads anyway. That's how we are trained; we are brought up that nothing is unbearable. I use that now, positively. I use that now to have the thick skin that I have, and not fear, and move forward, and push; and push forward.

Joyce Banda

FearWomanI AmForwardPushSkin

As you stop trying to forcibly manage the thoughts, beliefs and actions that arise from your mind and ask instead to be guided by a source greater than yourself, you will find a world of support showing up in surprising ways.

Debbie Ford

YourselfSupportMindThoughtsWorld

Going through something difficult in your life, music, for me, is always a friend and something that helps you to figure things out.

Chris Martin

LifeFriendMusicMeYouDifficult

It's easy to quit. It's easy to not get something that you want and just say, 'Well, that didn't work out,' and move on to the next thing.

CM Punk

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