Augusten Burrough Quotes & Sayings

People engaged in a war do not lose temper over matters which affect the fortunes of war. — Mahatma Gandhi

FOBPOTS: Fear Of Being Put On The Spot. — Mandy White

A common danger unites even the bitterest enemies. — Aristotle.

One can be coerced to church, but not to worship. — Georgia Harkness

Children used to be unknowing and innocent when it came to certain issues in life. But that innocence has been lost in today's electronic environment. Kids are exposed to ideas and content their minds and emotions are not ready to handle. And under the onslaught of this corrupt world with its wrong concepts, wrong desires, wrong deeds, and wrong attitudes, children come under all sorts of negative influences that end up bringing serious problems into the home. — John F. MacArthur Jr.

I use the Scriptures, not as an arsenal to be resorted to only for arms and weapons, but as a matchless temple, where I delight to be, to contemplate the beauty, the symmetry, and the magnificence of the structure, and to increase my awe, and excite my devotion to the Deity there preached and adored. — Robert Boyle

I hate the dreadful hollow behind the little wood;
Its lips in the field above are dabbled with blood-read heath,
The red-ribb'd ledges drip with a silent horror of blood
And Echo there, whatever is ask'd her, answers "Death". — Agatha Christie

Sometimes life was a vicious circle. The things we love can draw us nearer to the things we hate. — Lynn Cahoon

Ehe, 24 hours have gone from my father dead. It was yesterday, he suicided yesteday in the morning. Even and more than 24 hours! — Deyth Banger

There is always something to do. There are hungry people to feed, naked people to clothe, sick people to comfort and make well. And while I don't expect you to save the world I do think it's not asking too much for you to love those with whom you sleep, share the happiness of those whom you call friend, engage those among you who are visionary and remove from your life those who offer you depression, despair and disrespect. — Nikki Giovanni

The independent-minded movies - it's always an uphill battle to get them made and seen. You do what you can, and go out there after and try to tell people about it, but at the end of the day, that's all you can do. — Ray Liotta

There is no body but eats and drinks. But they are few who can distinguish flavors. — Confucius

People often mistake their imagination for their heart, & so often are convinced they are converted as soon as they start thinking of becoming converted. — Blaise Pascal