Aelwyn Bursts Quotes & Sayings

It is a shameful thing for a Christian to talk about getting the victory. We should belong so completely to the Victor that it is always His victory, and "we are more than conquerors through Him ... " (Romans 8:37). — Oswald Chambers

As time passes, the cast and crew go the way of all flesh, though their celluloid echoes remain--walking, talking, fighting, fucking. After enough time, every person you see onscreen will have died, transformed through the magic of cinema into a collection of visible memories: light on a screen, pixels on a videotape, information on a DVD. We bring them back every time we start a movie, and they live again, reflected in our eyes. It's a cruel sort of immortality, I guess, though it probably beats the alternative. — Gemma Files

It is impossible to feel calm in cities, he believes, because we so rarely hear birdsong there. Our ears evolved to be our warning systems. We are on high alert in places where no birds sing. To live in a city is to be forever flinching. — Jenny Offill

Only fanatics - in religion as well as in politics - can find a meaning in someone else's death. — Elie Wiesel

Mr. Satterthwaite's conversation was apt to be unduly burdened by mentions of his titled acquaintances. — Agatha Christie

We also have to give up the notion of a divine savior, which has nothing to do with what religion we belong to, but refers to the idea of someone or something who will save us without our having to go through any pain. In fact, giving up that kind of false hope is the first step. We have to be with ourselves. We have to be real people. There is no way of beating around the bush, hoping for the best. If you are really interested in working with yourself, you can't lead that kind of double life, adopting ideas, techniques, and concepts of all kinds, simply in order to get away from yourself. — Chogyam Trungpa

I wasn't a very good student in elementary school and had a hard time with reading and writing. — Patricia Polacco

When we face a choice between adding features and resolving security issues, we need to choose security. — Bill Gates

Guess everything with real love is going to be super fucked up and fuck the people up until they can't be fucked no more and then some. — Alyse M. Gardner

The minute she left the apartment, I missed having her there. But as with all loves, I supposed, the consolation was in the fact that she'd be back. — David Levithan

Well, maybe there are one or two things about the double jeopardy concept that are overlooked. I could be charged with violating my probation. I could be charged for illegal possession of a firearm or violating his civil rights if I did kill him. But when you're making a movie, there's only so much that you can do. I know that some people, while thoroughly enjoying it, have said, It's a little bit implausible. But it's such great fun. — Ashley Judd

You can always cope with the Now, but you can never cope with the future - nor do you have to. The answer, the strength, the right action or the resource will be there when you need it, not before, not after. — Eckhart Tolle

There is no moral authority like that of sacrifice. — Nadine Gordimer

He found that worry was a completely renewable resource. The more he had, the more he got. — Alex London

As you can taste a pot full of food with a spoon likewise someone's tounge can tell you about his heart. — Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya