Ajuzie Quotes & Sayings

A lobster, when left high and dry among the rock, does not have the sense enough to work his way back to the sea, but waits for the sea to come to him. If it does not come, he remains where he is and dies, although the slightest effort would enable him to reach the waves, which are perhaps within a yard of him. The world is full of human lobsters; people stranded on the rocks of indecision and procrastination, who, instead of putting forth their own energies, are waiting for some grand billow of good fortune to set them afloat. — Orison Swett Marden

It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right. — Henry David Thoreau

I met people when we lived down in Raleigh who'd ask where I grew up, and I'd say about two hours west of Asheville, and they'd say they didn't know there was any North Carolina two hours west of Asheville. It was in many ways an isolated place. — Charles Frazier

The race is long. It is better to drive within oneself and finish the race behind the other than it is to drive too hard and crash. — Garth Stein

Sears is offering free $10 gift cards to the first few hundred shoppers. So that may have something to do with the early crowd. — Dan Jones

When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison. — Paulo Coelho

I think family-run ministries are fabulous, but they have to be placed in proper governance. — Robert A. Schuller

he wanted to go to bed and sleep for a year. — Kristen Ashley

Never relinquish the keys to your soul to someone else. It gives them too much power. — R.K. Lilley

My characters will happily march off a cliff if it is in them to do so, but may the gods help me if I write that the character is an alcoholic when they are not. They will fight me at every turn and it is their domain. A writer cannot win against a stubborn character. — Thomm Quackenbush