8x10 Family Quotes & Sayings

Sleeper in the Valley
The river sings and cuts a hole in the meadow,
madly hooking white tatters on the rushes.
light escalades the strong hills. The small
valley bubbles with sunbeams like a beerglass.
The young conscript bareheaded and open-mouthed,
his neck cooling in the blue watercress;
he's sleeping. The grass soothes his heaviness,
the sunlight is raining in his green bed,
baking away the aches of his body. He smiles,
as a sick child might smile himself asleep.
O Nature, rock him warmly, he is cold.
The fields no longer make his hot eyes weep.
He sleeps in the sun, a hand on his breast lies open,
at peace. He has two red holes in his left side. — Robert Lowell

What is called economic power, while it can be an instrument of coercion, is in the hands of private individuals never exclusive or complete power, never power over the whole life of a person. But centralised as an instrument of political power it creates a degree of dependence scarcely distinguishable from slavery. — Friedrich Hayek

One of the mitigating benefits of children is that they make a Lego habit more respectable. — Jonathan V. Last

When they are employed wisely, derivatives make the world simpler because they give their buyers an ability to manage and transfer risk. — Carol Loomis

Art does not die because there is no more art. It dies because there is too much. — Jean Baudrillard

Family and moral values are so central to everything that I am. — Marian Wright Edelman

He wants to lie down like a couple? That's fine - this can be his first experience with the wifely cold shoulder. Welcome to married life, Raahosh. — Ruby Dixon

Don't panic, you are never alone in building up your dreams. The storehouse of your success was built by the very supreme father who created it for you. — Israelmore Ayivor

It's time to get real, folks. Hope and change ain't working. Hope and change is not a solution. Hope and change is not a job. — Herman Cain

Peter, remember", she whispered, not knowing if he even heard. — Peter Pellegrino

Sparrows soar on high; they are light and agile. They fly through the clouds unafraid and travel where the skeleton could never go. That is strength on little wings. And they fly about inside the tower, waiting for the sun to go down so they can open the windows and escape out into the night sky." "And what do they do when they come out?" "They rain tiny blessings down on the Jews of Prague while we all are asleep. They shine light in the darkness. — Kristy Cambron

Those who fly on the first attempt are the lucky, those succeed on the second or third attempt are truly blessed with determination and do not see their lack of success as failure.

Self quote — Patrick Meservier

The net has provided a level playing field for criticism and comment - anyone and everyone is entitled to their opinion - and that is one of its greatest strengths. — Sara Sheridan