Aatifa Quotes & Sayings

Which would you rather be, a conqueror in the Olympic games, or the crier that proclaims who are conquerors? — Homer

There is only this one life going on, this one loving, all giving, perfect intelligence. This one perfect pattern of infinite potential, and as it emerges, where there is resistance, or in some cases where there is a need to develop certain abilities in this three dimensional realm called human existence, it appears like crisis, it appears like problems, it appears like bad things.But when you really understand this oneness, you get to understand and discover that, in fact, all of it is really a conspiracy of good; a conspiracy of wholeness. All of it is conspiring to awaken you to your full potential and set you free. — Derek Rydall

You can't sit around and wait for somebody to say who you are. You need to write it and paint it and do it — Faith Ringgold

Reading a good book is an escape to an alternative life, writing a good book is the closest thing to actually living that life. — Chas Scott

Today, a lot of people, businesses, countries and even churches have their dreams sleeping in the belly of the shark where they are starved because they chose the wrong path although they know the right destination! The consequence is "becoming uncomfortable" because you refuse to let your dreams go to let "Niviveh"! — Israelmore Ayivor

There is no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you. — Will Rogers

A lot of coaches want guys to be loose for games. I never wanted them to be loose. I wanted their hands sweating, their knees shaking, their eyes bulging. I wanted them to act like we were going to war. — Jerry Tarkanian

I have the best memories as a kid eating ice cream. It was a family tradition that I had with my father. It was nice. — Michael Strahan

The path to knowledge follows many strange turnings. — Elizabeth Bear

But if you parry individuals points - a negative and defensive enterprise - you never step back and actively imagine a world in which a different system of ideas could be true - a positive act. — Deborah Tannen

Once you realise that heroes die, everything becomes that much more terrifying. — David Benioff

Since that era the question "Do you have any food restrictions?" has become a part of the etiquette of a dinner invitation, and participants at conference dinners can now tick a box that will replace a plate of rubber chicken with a plate of sodden eggplant. — Steven Pinker

It is ultimately character that underwrites art. — Anne Truitt