“ The problem of lumpy payoffs is not so much in the lack of income they entail, but the pecking order, the loss of dignity, the subtle humiliations near the watercooler. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
“ Yeah, I get to fight in 'Eclipse.' My trainer is teaching me MMA right now. So. Cool. Ashley Greene
“ Young women today feel vulnerable to judgment; if a harsh sentence is passed (or even suspected or projected), it is not her reputation that suffers so much as the stability of her moral universe. The… Naomi Wolf
“ It was an emergency!" Seth blurted. "Read my lips - emergency reading - not some demented idea of fun. If I was starving, I would eat asparagus. If somebody held a gun to my head, I would watch a soap… Brandon Mull
“ Lord, help us to choose humility over pride. Help us to choose love over our reputation. Help us to choose patience over making a point, and your Word over our feelings. Lord, help us to choose persev… Andrena Sawyer
“ Isn't it strange how wise counsel can cool the hottest head? He made sense but my heart screamed protest. Robin Hobb
