I Quotes
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“In a thousand years time this day will have existed for a thousand years to the day. And the ignorance of the whole world about what they've said today will have a date too.”
“In a thousand years we shall all forget The things that trouble us now.”
Source: Poems: A.H. Massina
“In a thousand years, archeologists will dig up tanning beds and think we fried people as punishment.”
“In a threesome, there are always two exhibitionists and a voyeur.”
Source: Sexographies
“In a thriller, the camera's an active narrator, or can be.”
“In a thunderous storm her heart cried out in a roar in pain.”
“In a thunderous storm her heart cried out in a roar of pain”
“In a Tim Burton movie, you know it's going to be something unusual, or a bit mad. Something "other."”
“In a time in which Communist regimes have been rightfully discredited and yet alternatives to neoliberal capitalist societies are unwisely dismissed, I defend the fundamental claim of Marxist theory: there must be countervailing forces that defend people's needs against the brutality of profit driven capitalism.”
“In a time like that, the past meets you wherever you turn. The days do not use their own hours and minutes, they find ones you have lived through with the person you are missing.”
Source: English Creek
“In a time like this, when records are not selling, he's the only one that is selling. You know, Drake and all the other ones [did well], but Em did [close to] 800,000 his first week, and he's #1 for the fifth week. It's incredible. I think he has a faithful fan base of people who have been following him for years. They're not going to stop following him and not stop listening to his music. Em said he didn't like his last album as much as this one. You can hear the difference. I like both of the albums. '3 a.m.' is one of my joints. But Eminem has followers that's gonna mess with him until the day he dies.”
“In a time not distant, it will be possible to flash any image formed in thought on a screen and render it visible at any place desired. The perfection of this means of reading thought will create a revolution for the better in all our social relations.”
“In a time of continued population growth the consequences are devastating, needless to say. The Earth is too crowded already in terms of aura, and it's growing at 20 percent a decade.”
“In a time of crisis, the last thing that anyone needs is a centrist position ... a position of uncertainty, doubt, compromise, no clear direction, no conviction, no purpose. We are entering a revolutionary stage that requires a revolutionary response. Revolutions always come from the left or right, and never from the centre, which is the position of stasis, the status quo, business as usual. It’s the position for the fearful.”
Source: Theresa May: The Bankruptcy of British Politics
“In a time of crisis we all have the potential to morph up to a new level and do things we never thought possible.”
“In a time of crisis, the peoples of the world must rush to get to know each other.”
“In a time of darkness, you don't curse the darkness, you light a candle.”
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
“In a time of destruction, create something.”
Source: The Fifth Book of Peace
“In a time of destruction, create something: a poem, a parade, a community, a school, a vow, a moral principle; one peaceful moment.”
Source: The Fifth Book of Peace
“In a time of domestic crisis, men of goodwill and generosity should be able to unite regardless of party or politics.”
Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1963
“In a time of drastic change it is the learners who inherit the future. The learned usually find themselves equipped to live in a world that no longer exists.”
Source: Reflections on the Human Condition
“In a time of drastic change, it is the learners who inherit the future.”
Source: Between the Devil and the Dragon: The Best Essays and Aphorisms of Eric Hoffer
“In a time of grief, it's the symbols that cut the deepest--the single red shoe in a pile of dusty gray war rubble, the grease-stained recipe card in Grandma's handwriting, the flag-draped casket saluted at the airport, the first wildflower that pushes its way through the ashes of last year's forest fire, the guitar whose voice would never be heard.”
Source: Hit Hard: One Family's Journey of Letting Go of What Was--and Learning to Live Well with What Is
“In a time of infirmity, the illness IS one's work. Taking care of all the disciplines that our health problems require IS the other part of the small daily fidelity to which we are called, beside the faithfulness of being attentive to God. We can be well simply by our diligence in being who we are at the moment.”
“In a time of polarized politics there's one thing that more than ninety percent of Americans agree on, that our government is broken, and broken because of the money in politics.”
“In a time of rapid change, standing still is the most dangerous course of action.”
“In a time of serious budget deficits, immense war costs and a sluggish economy, we cannot afford to grant such outlandish subsidies to some of our Nations largest corporations.”
“In a time of social fragmentation, vulgarity becomes a way of life. To be shocking becomes more important - and often more profitable - than to be civil or creative or truly original.”
“In a time of tight budgets, difficult choices have to be made. We must make sure our very limited resources are spent on priorities. I believe we should have no higher priority than investing in our children's classrooms and in their future.”
“In a time of transition for journalism all around the world, it's reassuring to know that some of the old ways endure.”
“In a time of turbulence and change, it is more true than ever that knowledge is power.”
Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1962
“In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
“In a time of war, nobody's innocent.”
“In a time of war the nation is always of one mind, eager to hear something good of themselves and ill of the enemy. At this time the task of the news-writer is easy; they have nothing to do but to tell that a battle is expected, and afterwards that a battle has been fought, in which we and our friends, whether conquering or conquered, did all, and our enemies did nothing.”
Source: Essays from the Rambler, Adventurer, and Idler
“In a time of war, truth is always replaced by propaganda.”
“In a time when, as Woodson puts it, 'book sales trump the quality of ideas...”
“In a time when everybody is talking about finding oneself, how do you find yourself? I wanted to do it as literally as possible. How do I prove that I'm concentrating on myself? I prove it by doing something physical. I can bite myself. I can burn the hair off my chest. The goal? Yes, I have a body. I have this thing that people call the self. Maybe I can change the self.”
“In a time when everything can be next day and ordered and put on credit and paid for, music to me is promise, all promise, very little realization. It's the promise of walking into a room with a guitar and not being sure you will leave with an idea that will take, not being sure it won't slip away from you.”
“In a time when I need a little hope I look at a photo of where I call home and think of the moment I'll have when I go back with my trials and struggles carried in a box able to be let free and turn into achievements and happiness.”
“In a time when many people are looking to cut calories, reduce food intake, cut food costs, and lower their bodyweight, bodybuilders are looking to pour it on.”
Source: Vegan Bodybuilding and Fitness
“In a time when nothing is more certain than change, the commitment of two people to one another has become difficult and rare. Yet, by its scarcity, the beauty and value of this exchange have only been enhanced.”
“In a time when our nation is engaged in multiple, long-term wars, it's critical that "the military" not become an abstraction to the vast majority of Americans who are not participants.”
“In a time where everyone is searching for success, it's easy for other so called entrepreneurs to live off them because they haven't learned patience when it comes to money.”
“In a time where everything's a flavor of the month, and it's hard to have any sort of longevity, I've been able to sell records still. I want to be the guy that stands out there and says thank you personally to everyone. And I try after my shows and kick it because I want to genuinely say thanks.”
“In a time where the world is becoming personalized, when the mobile phone, the burger, everything has its own personal identity, how should we perceive ourselves and how should we perceive others?”
“In a Time/CNN poll of 1,000 Americans conducted last week by Yankelovich Partners, two-thirds said it was more important to protect the privacy of phone calls than to preserve the ability of police to conduct wiretaps. When informed about the Clipper Chip, 80% said they opposed it.”
“In a total surveillance state, complicity is much more likely than ignorance.”
Source: Dreck
“In a total work, the failures have their not unimportant place.”
Source: Mrs. Stevens Hears the Mermaids Singing: A Novel
“In a totally sane society, madness is the only freedom.”
Source: Running Wild