Alec Bings Quotes & Sayings

Man's nature, so to speak, is a perpetual factory of idols. — John Calvin

Encourage children to write their own stories, and then don't rain on their parade. Don't say, 'That's not true.' Applaud flights of fantasy. Help with spelling and grammar, but stand up and cheer the use of imagination. — Gail Carson Levine

Peter needs tenderness. For the first time in his life he's discovered a girl; for the first time he's seen that even the biggest pests also have an inner self and a heart, and are transformed as soon as they're alone with you. — Anne Frank

Would it be possible for me to see something from up there?" asked Milo politely.
"You could," said Alec, "but only if you try very hard to look at things as an adult does."
Milo tried as hard as he could, and, as he did, his feet floated slowly off the ground until he was standing in the air next to Alex Bings. He looked around very quickly and, an instant later, crashed back down to the earth again.
"Interesting, wasn't it?" asked Alex.
"Yes, it was," agreed Milo, rubbing his head and dusting himself off, "but I think I'll continue to see things as a child. It's not so far to fall. — Norton Juster

As late as 1820, families made three quarters of all goods - food, clothing, tools - for their own use. — Joshua Wolf Shenk

The very first proper play I did was 'Godspell,' and I played the guitar for it, and I had a small part in a high school play. And before that, in sixth grade, I wrote a musical about Noah's ark. — Oscar Isaac

Love is like a reservoir of kindness and pleasure, like silos and pools during a siege. — Yehuda Amichai

Thousands of kids and parents come up to us and say, How do we get better as a singer? — Paula Abdul

There is nowhere in the four Gospels where Jesus uses the word 'homosexual.' — Michael Moore

Inspiration comes from so many things that it's hard to define what that is or when it happens. It's always been a strong feeling that comes over me in a given moment, and it feels like hope, desire, strength, magic, excitement. A supreme motivation to create or do something special. To win for love. — Adam Rodriguez

Love isn't something you can legislate. Love is more than charts and graphs and matching interests. Love is messy and complicated and it is a mistake to deny its random magic. — Amy Engel

There are times, young fellah, when every one of us must make a stand for human right and justice, or you never feel clean again. — Arthur Conan Doyle

Pope Urban II convened a council in France, where he made a rousing speech urging the faithful to pick up swords in the service of God, promising his holy warriors an automatic pardon for their sins and a guaranteed place in Heaven. — Cyrus Shahrad