(34 quotes found)
“...occasionally I wished I could walk through a picture window and have the sharp, broken shards slash me to ribbons so I would finally look like I felt.”
Elizabeth Wurtzel
“I can't judge any of you. I have no malice against you and no ribbons for you. But I think that it is high time that you all start looking at yourselves, and judging the lie that you live in.”
Charles Manson
“Gifts have ribbons, not strings.”
Vanna Bonta
“He sometimes ran a purple ribbon through his typewriter and gushed where he should have dammed.”
T. E. Kalem
“They give us ribbons as proof that we were there.”
Carmen Velez
“It's all about the chance to compete. Everyone went home with a ribbon. There is a feeling of accomplishment with that. Everyone counts. They all had to work hard together.”
Carla Peterson
“When companies put pink ribbons on their products, they're no longer just selling a sweater or a watch -- they're selling the expectation that buying their product is going to make a difference in the fight against breast cancer. But the 'portion of the proceeds' that goes to breast cancer is all too often minuscule in comparison.”
Barbara Brenner
“I was really proud of the kids. They wore red ribbons across their hearts for Ryan, and they also dedicated their medium ensemble to him. It won and they took the medal to the hospital for him.”
Christina Aguirre
“The Blue Ribbon Commission of experts has given us the most accurate estimate of the law's price tag to date. In addition to the $364 million spent to implement a counter-productive law, however, since 1993, our nation has lost the talents and expertise of 10,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender patriots who want to serve our nation. When we fire Arabic translators, helicopter pilots, combat engineers and troops on the ground simply because they are gay, every American pays the price.”
C. Dixon Osburn
“The red ribbon is to make the spirits happy.”
Chun Huang