Aljean Gehler Quotes & Sayings

Because the will renewed is the Lord's work, it is wrongly attributed to man that he obeys prevenient grace with his will as attendant. — John Calvin

I don't know the role I'm playing. I only know it's mine, non-convertible. — Wislawa Szymborska

The ultimate aim of government is not to rule, or restrain by fear, nor to exact obedience, but to free every man from fear that he may live in all possible security ... In fact the true aim of government is liberty. — Baruch Spinoza

As a defense lawyer, he refused to condemn his clients. Everyone else in the system
the cops, the prosecutors, the juries and judges
would take care of that; they didn't need his help. — Scott Turow

I'm not thrilled. And I totally reserve the right to angst over all this later. But honestly, Mom? Right now, I'm so happy to see you that I wouldn't care if you're secretly a ninja sent from the future to destroy kittens and rainbows. — Rachel Hawkins

The thing people don't seem to want anywhere nowadays ... is anyone who's got a bit of ordinary common sense ... but I often think that that's the only thing the world really needs-just a bit of common sense. — Agatha Christie

That's nice, to be compared to Joanna Lumley. She played my mother once in 'Ella Enchanted.' I was one of the ugly sisters, and she was the stepmother, so that was great. I'll take that comparison, thank you. — Lucy Punch

People find particular things, however, frightening; and it's when someone is able to threaten or entice us with those that the man himself becomes frightening. — Epictetus

Everyone is born with extra fingers. God expects you to cut a few off during your journey. Otherwise he wouldn't have made power tools so awesome. — Jenny Lawson