Balthasars True Quotes & Sayings

Each time we explore Bach's music we feel as if we have traveled great distances to, and through, a remote but entrancing soundscape — John Eliot Gardiner

Pictures rarely told the truth. They were like gold lacquer over Styrofoam, making things seem shiny and bright, disguising the fragility beneath. A picture may be worth a thousand words, but it still wasn't worth a whole hell of a lot. — Amy Harmon

That was where my dream began to take hold, of not havin' to pick cotton and potatoes, and not havin' to be uncomfortable, too hot or too cold. That in itself had driven me to try to find some better way of life. — Buck Owens

The proud cannot accept the authority of God giving direction to their lives. (See Helaman 12:6.) They pit their perceptions of truth against God's great knowledge, their abilities versus God's priesthood power, and their accomplishments against His mighty works. — Ezra Taft Benson

These hands are unlike any other
strong
but gentle
caring
loving
and understanding — April Nichole

It's often assumed that British actors read Shakespeare and sonnets as we're going to bed at night and we're all very familiar with it. — Kate Winslet

When a person is down in the world, an ounce of help is better than a pound of preaching. — Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

With little here to do or see Of things that in the great world be, Sweet Daisy! oft I talk to thee For thou art worthy, Thou unassuming commonplace Of Nature, with that homely face, And yet with something of a grace Which love makes for thee! — William Wordsworth

As a rule, people who act lead the most commonplace lives. They are good husbands, or faithful wives, or something tedious...How different Sibyl was! She lived her finest tragedy. — Oscar Wilde

Can you cook books and feed them to your husband? Stay at home with your mother. Learn to cook and clean. Grow vegetables. — Tsitsi Dangarembga

Jack wrapped his arms around her, pulling her close. He whispered in her ear. He's not getting near you again, baby, I promise. No one's laying a finger on you ever again. — Julie James

Don't start from the good old things but the bad new ones. — Benjamin Noys

He's been breaking Olympic records like ninepins — Des Lynam

Modesty is a shining light; it prepares the mind to receive knowledge, and the heart for truth. — Francois Guizot

When people are very damaged, they can often meet the world with a kind of defiance. — J.K. Rowling