Acertados Quotes & Sayings

A story that has nothing but action and plot is a pretty poor affair; and some great stories have neither. — Ursula K. Le Guin

A quiet morning with a loving God puts the events of the upcoming day into proper perspective. — Janette Oke

People like Steve can learn to address anger constructively. For instance, requests can be made for appropriate treatment without the request turning into an opportunity to belittle or intimidate. Boundaries and stipulations can be established even as the offending person is treated with dignity. The experience of anger not only does not have to become a springboard for foul treatment, it can actually prompt someone to stand up for needs and convictions in a positive manner. — Les Carter

People on the streets are ready for hockey. — Eric Lindros

Relationships do not preclude issues of morality. — Jhumpa Lahiri

Envy: a confused, tangled guide to one's own ambitions. — Alain De Botton

He would return again and again to the same themes over the years, with different details and different emphases, but always with the same underlying message: the inherent nobility not so much of man as of FREEDOM, and the implied responsibility - no, the OBLIGATION - for each of us to be as different as our individuated natures allowed us to be. To be different, in Sam's words, IN THE EXTREME. — Peter Guralnick

On one hand, as a filmmaker, I don't want to make a movie with guns everywhere. — Jim McKay

Cancer is like another form of life. It's closely related to healthy life. A healthy body is one form of life. Cancer is in a way nature's experiment with life. — Paul Davies

Talking about your feelings helps you let go of your anger. And it takes a lot of energy to be angry all the time. — Jennifer Echols

When I work, it can be a 16-hour day. — Linda Evangelista

Getting smacked in the face with a Harry Potter book does not qualify as a fight," Charlie says.
"First of all, it wasn't just any Harry Potter book. It was Order of the Phoenix."
Matt gasps. He knows that Order of the Phoenix is the longest and most potentially dangerous of all the Harry Potter books when used as a weapon. — Robin Roe

I have a vague memory of seeing an image of a child in an iron lung and the phrase "sad little breathing machine" coming into my head. The more I thought about it, the more I felt that on certain days - the worse ones - we could all be described as sad little breathing machines. — Matthea Harvey

Today the outlandish becomes routine overnight. The humorist is trying to say that it's still outlandish. — William Zinsser

If you are losing your leisure, look out!
It may be you are losing your soul. — Virginia Woolf