Barbara Kingsolver Quotes

The first sentence of a book is a promise.

Barbara Kingsolver

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BookFirstPromiseSentence

He was certainly in a confused state. I used to go and visit him in Callan Park. They were really - to me they were the best poets those two writing in those days but it wasn't very encouraging because, well, they weren't getting far were they?

Robert Adamson

BestMeWritingConfusedGoPark

It's your human right to push back against something you disagree with. You do that by voting for that guy instead of that guy, or that lady instead of that lady.

Rob Halford

VotingPushLadyYouBackRight

Why is freedom such a hard sell? That's the question. In this country, why has the idea of individual liberty and responsibility become such a hard sell? That's something I never thought would happen here.

Rush Limbaugh

FreedomResponsibilityThoughtBecome

They may turn out to be a great disappointment, or perhaps they may be full of enchanting surprises.

Mary Wesley

GreatDisappointmentTurnOutMay

Somehow, my music really suits doctors making out in the syringe room.

Mat Kearney

MusicSuitsOutRoomMakingDoctors

Discrimination in virtually every aspect of political, economic, and social life is now perfectly legal if you've been labeled a felon.

Michelle Alexander

LifeLegalPoliticalYouNowSocial

I do not want to be president because I am a woman. Being a woman is important, but it's not the most important. I want to be president because we have the talent and the platform and the vision of a Mexico that we want for all Mexicans, not only for a select few.

Josefina Vazquez Mota

VisionWomanTalentI AmImportant

My heart is like a singing bird.

Christina Rossetti

HeartBirdRomanticSingingLike

I was first in Sydney in 1993, and have been a few times since then. For someone who didn't know Australia, it came as a shock how intelligent, interesting and funny the people were. If I lived there I might see it differently, but as a visitor it was a lot of fun.

Colm Toibin

FunnyFunPeopleInterestingSomeone

The fact of the matter is our homes are on the frontlines when it comes to protecting and conserving our critical water resources - more than that, they are also key to protecting our health.

Philippe Cousteau, Jr.

HealthWaterKeyMatterMoreFact

When you're younger - duh - you don't really have the tools to deal with certain things in your life.

Scott Ian

LifeToolsYouThingsDealYour

The neo-cons constitute a radical reactionary fringe of the planning spectrum, but the spectrum is narrow.

Noam Chomsky

PlanningRadicalSpectrumFringe

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