Backstrom Tv Quotes & Sayings

It is not our circumstances that create our discontent or contentment. It is us. — Vivien Greene

To feed men and not to love them is to treat them as if they were barnyard cattle. To love them and not respect them is to treat them as if they were household pets. — Mencius

I discovered in college that country music could be fun adding some swing to it. — George Strait

Now let us look to the ancient inhabitants of India. With them, first of all, religion was not only one interest by the side of many. It was the all-absorbing interest; it embraced not only worship and prayer, but what we call philosophy, morality, law, and government, - all was pervaded by religion. Their whole life was to them a religion - everything else was, as it were, a mere concession made to the ephemeral requirements of this life. — Friedrich Max Muller

I think humor and terror are very closely related. — Rachel Zucker

Luck is where opportunity meets preparation. — Seneca.

So what should we praise? The effort, the strategies, the doggedness and persistence, the grit people show, the resilience that they show in the face of obstacles, that bouncing back when things go wrong and knowing what to try next. So I think a huge part of promoting a growth mindset in the workplace is to convey those values of process, to give feedback, to reward people engaging in the process, and not just a successful outcome. — Carol S. Dweck

One of the best and the most painful things about time traveling has been the opportunity to see my mother alive. — Audrey Niffenegger

I like the idea of men's tailoring on girls. It's very strong and sexy in a non-overt way. — Thom Browne

Doing good aid required a time commitment - not a week, not a month, but years. — Jessica Alexander

The forest would be very quiet if only a few birds sang. — Anonymous

Pseudoscience describes theories that sound like science but are actually just made up, like aromatherapy or biorhythms or love. — Craig Ferguson

This is how sin works: it whispers to us about the goodness of something not good. It makes distortions feel good. It tells us we'd be better off with pleasure in hell than sanctification in heaven. — Lauren F. Winner

Poetry can be more eloquent than the most eloquent sermons, and it becomes a weapon more formidable than the sharpest of swords; whenever such a poem--which finds its correct tune and conveys the excitement of the heart--rings out, all the miserable, heaped drifts of words fly for shelter and bury themselves in ashamed silence. Whenever such a sword of poetry is drawn from its scabbard, all the false princes of words, who have set their thrones on a void, are thwarted and retreat into seclusion. — M. Fethullah Gulen

The moment you realize you already have everything you're looking for, the universe gives it to you. — John F. Demartini