889lm Quotes & Sayings

[God] arranged that the boy Samuel should be chosen but instead of teaching him directly He had him, turn once or twice to an old man. This youngster, to whom He had granted a direct encounter with Himself, had nevertheless to go for instruction to someone who had offended God, and all because that person was an old man. He decided that Samuel was most worthy of a high calling and yet He made him submit to the guidance of an old man so that once summoned to a divine ministry he might learn humility and might himself become for all the young a model of deference. — John Cassian

We were two girls who got lucky, and luck's not a skill that anyone can learn — Ally Carter

I haven't read anything but regurgitated rumors. Nothing new, and nothing true. — Layne Staley

Better to wait quietly in their corner, they think, than to be dashed
against the stones. — Paul Auster

Bearing ourselves humbly before God ... we await undismayed the impending assault ... be the ordeal sharp or long, or both, we shall seek no terms, we shall tolerate no parlay; we may show mercy - we shall ask for none. — Winston Churchill

I would never want the responsibility of being the prettiest girl on screen; it's too much. — Rumer Willis

Our opponent [ Representative John Lewis] is someone who sees America as imperfect enough to pal around with terrorists who targeted their own country. — Sarah Palin

The point is, Harry, if I'm not to find you abhorrent, there will have to be more reciprocity all round. Particularly from your side. — Hanif Kureishi

The idea of being in a hugely successful movie that I don't like would be just as bad as being in a film that I love that no one sees. I wouldn't want the kind of success that felt cheap or that I didn't own. — Ryan Phillippe