FAMOUS QUOTES & SAYINGS

Timing. We give it many names: Destiny, Fate, Kismet, the will of God. Whatever we call it, lives are changed and molded by it, in small or drastic ways beyond ... (Helen Van Slyke)

She surrounded herself with books at work and at home. Her living space was a testament to her first and abiding love with shelves jammed with books tables crowded with ... (Nora Roberts)

Without living, there will be no learning. Without learning, there will be no growth. Without growth, there will be no change. The only way you learn is by trying. You ... (Kemi Sogunle)

There is a hardly a more gracious gift that we can offer somebody than to accept them fully, to love them almost despite themselves. ... (Elizabeth Gilbert)

When I was growing up I loved reading historical fiction, but too often it was about males; or, if it was about females, they were girls who were going to ... (Kathryn Lasky)

Rory: Amy. I'm gonna need a little help here. Amy: Just stop it! Rory: Just think it through, this will work. This will kill the Angels. Amy: it will kill ... (Steven Moffat)

This is a lyrical guide that addresses the deep human yearning to make a difference. It's full of indelible stories reminding us that, yes, helping people is hard-but it's both ... (Anne Rice)

Once upon a time, there was a story. But no one to tell it. ... (A.D.Y. Howle)

There are two kinds of spiritual law, two kinds of conscience, one in man and another, altogether different, in woman. They do not understand each other; but in practical life ... (Henrik Ibsen)

Of course, the Genshwin are almost as enigmatic as our hero himself: they were some of the last Majiski, those who had managed to survive by taking up refuge in ... (S.G. Night)

When Jesus Christ comes back, it is not the liberal politicians who ought to be trembling, it's the pastors ... because so many men have built their 'ministries' on the ... (Paul Washer)

Loving yourself is the single most important thing you can do to create the life of your dreams. ... (Amy Leigh Mercree)

They thought he was only what they could see. A nice boy but a bit of a goof, a bit of a show-off. Not the brightest star in the universe; ... (Margaret Atwood)

Think about that: at a time when it was inconceivable to have a woman rabbi or a woman scholar of Christian theology or canon law, the Islamic civilization boasted hundreds ... (Khaled Abou El Fadl)

I'm not old-fashioned. ... (Cher)

Keeper!" He inhaled slowly, took Azalea's outstretched hand-shudders went through her throat, he felt so solid-and pressed the brooch into her marked palm. "I was only picking it up," he ... (Heather Dixon)

She was beautiful, but her youth, the very awkwardness of her age, prevented her from flaunting it. ... (Richard J. O'Brien)

She made a creche outside the Inn. The natives thought it was wonderful, and Sister Honey was gratified by their numbers. Why have the devils with wings come to mock ... (Rumer Godden)

If young people had love, hope, true education, the arts, full and meaningful lives they won't join gangs. My life since leaving the gang and drugs has been directed to ... (Luis J. Rodriguez)

I always say to audiences of men: "Cooperation beats submission. Trust me." ... (Gloria Steinem)

Access to safe water is a fundamental human need and therefore a basic human right. ... (Kofi Annan)

I wont let you fall, he said, and because he never did, the world from that vantage point stops being so crazy. ... (Jodi Picoult)

Occultism, then, can reasonably be regarded as metaphysical speculation - speculation about the nature of ultimate reality and of our relation to it. Typically nontheistic and monistic, it is also ... (Leon Surette)

Creativity in all forms of life, from arts to business to domestic situations, depends on our ability to recognize and explore gaps ... (Itay Talgam)

Every man with a vote was considered a foe to woman suffrage unless he was prepared to be actively a friend. ... (Emmeline Pankhurst)

There's really no such thing as an 'ex-cop' or a cop who's 'off-duty' or 'retired.' Once trained, once indoctrinated, a cop is always alert, assessing reality in terms of its ... (Sue Grafton)

The only work that can be compared to Chopin's Etudes, innovatively, where every note is essential and one becomes completely exposed, is the Brahms-Paganini variations. These are etudes - not ... (Carlo Grante)

My prayer for you is that you may grow in the likeness of Christ, being real carriers of God's love and that you really bring his presence, first, into your ... (Mother Teresa)

Nanna: Inside, there was a long rigmarole that went on and on; it began with my hair, which had been cut off in the church, and said that he had ... (Pietro Aretino)

The belief that myths are somehow less true than the symbolic dream we call 'reality' may be the greatest myth of all. ... (Eric Micha'el Leventhal)