Award Messages Quotes & Sayings

Once upon a winter I met a man in the woods The man beckoned me over To see a satchel of goods He offered three wishes I asked for beauty, love, riches And he froze me in stone where I stood. - "The Greedy Ghost of Cypress Pass," common folk song — Marie Lu

Let no one think that real gardening is a bucolic and meditative occupation. It is an insatiable passion, like everything else to which a man gives his heart. — Karel Capek

I'm not a big eye makeup girl unless there's a professional doing it - otherwise I look like I have two black eyes! — Holland Roden

When I started out, even though you had your rhythm section, they were big horn sections, strings, live people laying on every part of the floor in the studio waiting for their chance to get on that one little track. — Betty Wright

you think I am going to give up now? I'm so close. — Alex Rosa

Spiritual power is generated within temple walls, and sent out to bless the world ... Every home penetrated by the temple spirit enlightens, cheers, and comforts every member of the household. The peace we covet is found in such homes. Indeed, when temples are on earth, the whole world shares measurably in the issuing light; when absent, the hearts of men become heavy, as if they said, with the people of Enoch's day, 'Zion is fled' (See Moses 7:69). — John Andreas Widtsoe

In the unspoilt state of innocent childhood, practically every human being has a natural and direct feeling for the existence of God Almighty. But as time passes, this faith may be deflected and people start believing in other powers - political, economic or social. — Nirmala Srivastava

Looking down the barrel of your eye, I see the body of a Bloody Cinderella looking back. — Djuna Barnes

To think that God is compassionate is a terrible mistake. To think that God is wrathful is equally stupid. God isn't emotional. You are. To superimpose your emotions on infinity is typically human. — Frederick Lenz

Life is full of unexpected. May God grant us the grace, courage and hope to endure the unexpected circumstances. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Natural law is superior as it allows for the pursuit of virtue genuinely initiated from within and themselves. — Patrick Mendis