John Barnes Quotations

Useless people are not improved by giving them the impression they are useful.

I’ve been thinking,” he said. “Which is not an easy thing for a teacher to admit to.

... once you were in, they put a note in your file that said you were in therapy, and all your teachers saw that file. They might as well have tattooed CRAZY on your forehead. The next year every teacher would be watching you for the first weird thing you did—and has there ever been a kid who never does anything an adult considers weird?

Can I ask you something personal?” Six inches but I tell everyone eight.

I think everyone always has time to suffer.

There's a rule or something that if a girl can crack you up, you have to do what she says.

Marti wasn't the type to give up without a fight, especially not if she was very afraid - some people are like that. They lean into the fear.

Pain only matters when it happens to someone important.

You know, when someone hurts my feelings, somehow it does not comfort me to know that it was deliberate... On the other hand, knowing that someone else thinks they are assholes helps a great deal." "I think that's some kind of rule for the universe.

There are a lot of talented drivers who have expressed an interest in driving for Panther Racing. We will begin our search immediately to determine what direction Panther Racing will take for 2004.