22 Heures De Priere Quotes & Sayings

I do strongly feel that among the greatest pieces of luck for high achievement is ordeal. Certain great artists can make out without it, Titian and others, but mostly you need ordeal. My idea is this: the artist is extremely lucky who is presented with the worst possible ordeal which will not actually kill him. At that point, he's in business: Beethoven's deafness, Goya's deafness, Milton's blindness, that kind of thing. — John Berryman

I don't care what anybody says about Ringo. I cut my rock-n-roll teeth listening to him. — Don Henley

Make no display of your talents or attainments; for every one will clearly see, admire, and acknowledge them, so long as you cover them with the beautiful veil of modesty — Nathanael Emmons

God is not a God of sadness, death, etc., but the devil is. Christ is a God of joy, and so the Scriptures often say that we should rejoice ... A Christian should and must be a cheerful person. — Martin Luther

I often find myself in situations where it seems to me like everyone else has read the instruction book — Jeff Lindsay

The general systems of money management today require people to pretend to do something they can't do and like something they don't. It's a funny business because on a net basis, the whole investment management business together gives no value added to all buyers combined. That's the way it has to work. Mutual funds charge two percent per year and then brokers switch people between funds, costing another three to four percentage points. The poor guy in the general public is getting a terrible product from the professionals. — John C. Bogle

The more evident it is that a certain company is going to become the market leader in a big market space, then the higher the valuation goes because the risk has been dramatically reduced. — Audrey MacLean

Its rock n' roll that has done my hearing in. — Cilla Black

Each of us is as full of the Spirit as we really want to be. — J. Oswald Sanders

The eyes are the landing strip to the heart. — Stan Dale

I write for the still-fragmented parts in me, trying to bring them together. Whoever can read and use any of this, I write for them as well. — Adrienne Rich

We rarely improve our habits and traits while floating on the placid pool of ease and comfort. — Rand Olson

I love to laugh, I love the joy of life, and I love sharing it. — Chita Rivera