Aletha Quotes & Sayings

You can never out-give God. — Anonymous

Culture has tremendous inertia," he said. "That's why it's culture. It works because it lasts. Culture strangles innovation in the crib. — Atul Gawande

Where are you from, Mr. Pendergast? Can't quite place the accent."
"New Orleans."
"What a coincidence! I went there for Mardi Gras once."
"How nice for you. I myself have never attended."
Ludwig paused, the smile frozen on his face, wondering how to steer the conversation onto a more pertinent topic. — Douglas Preston

Being considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college degree. — Marian Wright Edelman

Never yet has a God been defined in terms which were not palpably self-contradictory and absurd; never yet has a God been described so that a concept of Him was made possible to human thought. — Annie Besant

Remember, on the other side of your fears, lives your growth. — Robin S. Sharma

No man who has not sat in the assemblies of men can know the light, odd and uncertain ways in which decisions are often arrived at. — Arthur Helps

Prosperity without God is like committing suicide. — Sunday Adelaja

Women who've made peace with living alone," she started, counting off on one finger, "and women with healthy self-confidence ... " She counted off a second finger, then cocked her head at Kate. "Are you getting this?"
Kate nodded. "Women who've made peace with living alone and women who have a healthy self-confidence ... "
"Can always, BUT ALWAYS, afford to be picky. — Becky Wade

Many educators believe that, with students of five or six years of age, they have to begin doing something different, called "schooling". Children's natural instincts and motivation to learn are no longer trusted in most schools after the age of six. Instead, it is generally believed that children of this age must be told what, how, where and when to learn. This is considered to be "real learning", as opposed to the play that would occur spontaneously. — Aletha J. Solter

What I know most surely about morality and the duty of man I owe to sport. — Albert Camus

A sincere and steadfast co-operation in promoting such a reconstruction of our political system as would provide for the permanent liberty and happiness of the United States. — James Madison

I still feel lucky whenever I hear a director say, "Action!" Because then I think, "Whoa, I'm really in the movies. This is a real thing happening." I've never not been enthralled by that. I still love it. I still love hearing it, and I feel really lucky all the time. — Fred Armisen

Whatever your sex or position, life is a battle in which you are to show your pluck, and woe be to the coward. Whether passed on a bed of sickness or a tented field, it is ever the same fair play and admits no foolish distinction. Despair and postponement are cowardice and defeat. Men were born to succeed, not to fail. — Henry David Thoreau

It will require you to forsake nearly everything that it means to be a Jedi. But you have already begun down that path, I think. Your grief over the deaths of the Krim family does not speak of nonattachment. — Christie Golden

Do we only decide in retrospect that we've been happy? Don't we notice when we're happy, or do we realize only much later that we were? — Nina George