Crowd1 Quotes

Once you cry it out, it’s supposed to vanish…right? It’s not true. It’s just…a little less. It was the first chink in my brickwall. The wall was still there. And it was still made of bricks,but one, maybe two, had been torn down

What you accept is what you'll always be given. Stop accepting their crumbs

Most girls are dumb. Guys are assholes, but girls tend to romanticize that shit.

You told me to give my concerns over to God, but then to not simply sit idly by and wait for Him to fix my life for me, but to look for opportunities that He might send my way if only I was observant enough to recognize those opportunities.

Tray Fucking Evans,

Your arrogance just sucked all the oxygen out of the room to inflate your ego.

But don’t you find it somewhat peculiar that when people gather, say, at church, matters of divine intervention are expected, but when they gather outside of places specifically relegated as places of worship, the topic of God or anything relating to Him seems to become rather uncomfortable?

You’re pathetic. You screwed your best friend’s boyfriend. Congratulations. You got into a guy’s pants. Wonderful achievement for you. Revel in it. It’ll last a week. He’s going to drop you.” I glanced at him, saw he was already uncertain, and rolled my eyes. “She’s already dropped you and you’re now known as the friend who sleeps with her friend’s boyfriends. Congratulations on your new reputation. The only people who will want to be your friend will be people like you. You’ll never get the good friends, the ones who are actual friends.” I never looked away. I never faltered. The longer I talked, the more she withered beneath me. I was finished. “I’ve kept quiet, but I’m done. Mess with Mandy again and you will be messing with me.” I stepped closer. “That’s not a threat. It’s a fact. Ball’s in your court if you decide to take me on and with that said, get out of my house.

parsimonious

Gentlemen are not keen on ladies who are too intelligent, and I’m afraid that’s exactly how you come across when you speak on even the most mundane of topics

Pursing her lips, she seemed to think about that for a long moment. 'I suppose you're right about that, Mr. Rutherford. But don't you find it somewhat particular that when people gather, say, at church matters of divine intervention are expected, but when they gather outside of places specifically relegated as places of worship, the topic of God or anything relating to Him seems to become rather uncomfortable?' 'I would imagine that's because people are cautious, especially members of New York society, about offending those within their social circles. And talk of religion - along with politics, of course - can be a somewhat slippery slope to navigate.

Have you ever considered the idea that some of our life experiences should be looked upon as stepping stones, needed in order to cross the stream at large, but not meant to be lingered on forever?" "I suppose I've never considered my life experiences in quite that light." "Then I recommend you begin considering them that way, which will open you up even further to the unexpected.

Shaking his head as he laid the invitation down on his desk, he leaned back in his chair, put his hands behind his head, and released a bit of a sigh. The sigh was no reflection of his happiness for the bride-to-be. It was more along the lines of an acknowledgement that even though Miss Griswold had given him exclusive notice about an event that was certain to be the talk of the town, he would never, no matter that the times were indeed changing, write what his readers would love to read - the story of a wallflower who'd defied all the odds by working behind the scenes she'd so carefully been banished from, breaking free of the chains society had tried to bind her with, and in so doing, found her very own happily-ever-after.

Surowiecki outlined four conditions that characterized wise crowds: 1. Diversity of opinion 2. Independence 3. Decentralization 4. An aggregation mechanism

Grandma’s Lime Gelatin Surprise Feeds a crowd! 1 large OR 2 small packages lime-flavored gelatin 1 20-ounce can pineapple pieces not drained (You need 1 cup of liquid here. You may have to add water to make 1 cup of liquid.) 1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened 1 cup ginger ale 2 cups boiling water (Recipe needs a total of 4 cups liquid.) Mix 2 cups boiling water with gelatin and dissolve completely. Add softened cream cheese to ginger ale and mix well. Add mixture to gelatin. Add undrained pineapple and mix well. Refrigerate until firm.