30the Birthday Quotes & Sayings

Surely there must be a better gift God could have given us than life? — Michael O'Donoghue

It's going to be okay," Park said. She nodded. "Right." "Because I love you." She laughed. "Is that why?" "It is, actually. — Rainbow Rowell

In literature, as in Life, one is often astonished by what is chosen by others. — Andre Malraux

Law enforcement does counter political extremism here in the United States in the exact same way that they do political extremists who are infiltrated into the United States, who may come from a religious motivation, as we saw overseas in Europe. But the same methodologies have to be used. — Malcolm Wrightson Nance

She fell in love with freedom. In the Sommers' home she had lived shut up within four walls, in a stagnant atmosphere where time moved in circles and where she could barely glimpse the horizon through distorted windowpanes. She had grown up clad in the impenetrable armor of good manners and conventions, trained from girlhood to please and serve, bound by corset, routines, social norms, and fear. Fear had been her companion: fear of God and his unpredictable justice, of authority, of her adoptive parents, of illness and evil tongues, of anything unknown or different; fear of leaving the protection of her home and facing the dangers outside; fear of her own fragility as a woman, of dishonor and truth. Hers had been a sugar-coated reality built on the unspoken, on courteous silences, well-guarded secrets, order, and discipline. She had aspired to virtue but now she questioned the meaning of the word. — Isabel Allende

The greater the level of calmness of our mind, the greater our peace of mind, the greater our ability to enjoy a happy and joyful life. — Dalai Lama XIV

Men must be taught as if you taught them not And things unknown proposed as things forgot. Over — Dale Carnegie

Sins may be forgiven. Crimes require punishment. — George R R Martin

The devil may not be interested in preventing you from knowing the undone job. What he may do is to make you think it's somebody's job and not yours. — Israelmore Ayivor

My mistake was in underestimating the emotional force of a song you have already hear a thousand times. — Augusten Burroughs

Biblical, Talmudic, or Koranic literalists remind me of children wrinkling their noses at Belon oysters and asking for more Chef Boy-E-Dee. They want the world to be as simple as they are. — Tim Kreider

You might wonder how those on the Other Side know to use my screen or my body, or even how they find me. My answer: they just know. We are tied to all those we've ever loved by cords of light. Those cords can never be broken. Think of them like a fishing line of love. If you tug on one end, the other end feels the tug. And those on the Other Side are always on the lookout for openings between the worlds. They can locate the portal they need. The most important thing for a sitter to know is that he or she doesn't need a psychic medium to communicate with loved ones who have passed. If we open our minds and our hearts, we will begin to see the signs and messages they send for us to feel their presence in our everyday lives. — Laura Lynne Jackson

Whenever I meet anyone new, I don't say, "Tell me about your belief system." I say, "Tell me about your average day". — Carol Shields

Heaped up on the blankets, our bodies bound by weariness and her deep slumber, surrounded by sickness and hope, death and defiance, I touched the soft surrendered curl of Karla's sleeping fingers to my lips, and I pledged my heart to her forever. — Gregory David Roberts

If something isn't working, don't try harder or do more. Do something DIFFERENT. — Ramit Sethi