Akhurst Quotes & Sayings

Life is just a schoolroom with a glorious opportunity to prepare us for eternity. — Billy Graham

Emma," said Cameron warningly. "The Clave won't like it."
The Clave was the Shadowhunter government. In Kit's experience, they didn't like anything. — Cassandra Clare

What did the others give to each other?
Nothingness.
Granger stood looking back with Montag. Everyone must leave something behind
when he dies, my grandfather said. A child or a book or a painting or a house or a
wall built or a pair of shoes made. Or a garden planted. Something your hand
touched some way so your soul has somewhere to go when you die, and when
people look at that tree or that flower you planted, you're there. It doesn't matter what you do, he said, so long as you change something from the way it was before you touched it into something that's like you after you take your hands away. The
difference between the man who just cuts lawns and a real gardener is in the
touching, he said. The lawn-cutter might just as well not have been there at all; the
gardener will be there a lifetime. — Ray Bradbury

Socialism is practical, in the best sense of the term; a living, vital force of inestimable value to society. — Daniel De Leon

When you treat your failures as lessons, you can never fail. — Udai Yadla

She smoothed down my hair and kissed my cheek. I suddenly felt like I was five years old again. I closed my eyes, relishing the feeling. I'd been feeling too old lately. — Aprille Legacy

I would stare into the bright lights and imagine I could do anything. Be anything. And I would tell myself it would be me up there one day. — Lady Gaga

As we tap into the deep sources of bodily wisdom through creative art expression,we dance the renewal, recreation, and healing of ourselves and our world. — Anna Halprin

I grew up with the biologists. I know how they think. — Margaret Atwood

Those who are bent on revolutionizing society may be divided into those who seek something for themselves thereby and those who seek something for their children and grandchildren. — Friedrich Nietzsche

Sometimes, if you don't have kids yourself, it's assumed you won't understand or know how to play a mom, which is kind of silly if you think about it. — Tricia Helfer

Gillard has not had a political success all year. The media package, and how it was adopted, has destroyed any confidence I could have in her office and instincts. — Bob Carr

People recognize me, but I get a lot of, 'Didn't I go to camp with you?' — Ashley Williams