Allotments For Federal Employees Quotes & Sayings

Only a few hardy Westerners learn to speak Thai and even fewer learn to read it. At first glance it seems impossible and on second glance one would much rather not. The alphabet has forty-six wiggly consonants and thirty-one vowels, some of which are not visible to Western eyes. The language is a mixture of Pali, Sanskrit, Cambodian, and is of the Sino-Tibetan family and it seems to embrace the rules of all even when they conflict. King Rama Khamheng devised the alphabet in the thirteenth century and the writing shows the effect of having been born full-blown of kingly whim. — Carol Hollinger

I had to take the first step for myself. — Hannah Brencher

I must say my prayers today whether I feel devout or not; but that is only as I must learn my grammar if I am ever to read the poets. — C.S. Lewis

The best thing in the world for each of us is that which we can best do, because it gives us the feeling of being useful. That's happiness. — Pearl S. Buck

If there's any object in human experience that's a precedent for what a computer should be like, it's a musical instrument: a device where you can explore a huge range of possibilities through an interface that connects your mind and your body, allowing you to be emotionally authentic and expressive. — Jaron Lanier

There's only room for one freak in her world. — K. Webster

The wonderful news is that our Lord is a God of mercy, and He responds to repentance. — Billy Graham