Balkins Quotes & Sayings

Allah in the name of The Most Affectionate, the Merciful. — Imam Ahmed Raza Khan

When conditions are sufficient things manifest. When conditions are no longer sufficient things withdraw. They wait until the moment is right for them to manifest again. — Thich Nhat Hanh

Heels are really hard to wear. I feel bad for every girl that has to wear heels or chooses to wear heels. They're not fun. — Joe Jonas

This is life," I whispered as I steadily held his gaze. "Skylar, know that. It is life to get things wrong. It happens all the time to everyone. We make mistakes, all of us. There is no shame in that. None at all. The thing that's important to understand is, if you make a mistake, you try and learn from it. But honey, you will make mistakes and that's okay. — Kristen Ashley

You have to feel comfortable being uncomfortable. I'm always comfortable being uncomfortable. And to be comfortable being uncomfortable, I have to hone my discipline, which to me is doing what I have to do, but also doing it like I love it. — Mike Tyson

I said evenly, "Loving's low-tech. Usually he uses sandpaper and alcohol on sensitive parts of the body. Doesn't sound too bad but it works real well." I — Jeffery Deaver

A word of forgiveness, not to mention love, goes a long way toward healing the soul. — Diane Owens Prettyman

American culture really has two souls. And it's not a question of whether the culture becomes secularized. The culture never becomes one thing or the other. The culture is always two. The culture is always William Bradford and Jonathan Edwards. The culture is always Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Edison. America was born just in time to have two mentalities. We're like Jacob and Esau struggling in the womb. Secular people want to believe that we are a nation of the Enlightenment, and because of the Founding Fathers and the Constitution that secularism will supersede religion. Religious people want to believe that through the revival religion will supersede secularism. And both are wrong. "What's going to happen," he said, "is that there will continue to be a constant dynamic and tension between the two, running side by side.And they're going to keep on being about that for as long as there's an American identity worth talking about. — Bruce Feiler

Happy soul;begin and end your day with music. — Lailah Gifty Akita