Beckner Power Quotes & Sayings

Nothing in the world was more important than my daughter's happiness, even though I'd never understood why she always had to choose the most difficult and painful of paths. But a mother doesn't have to understand anything, she simply has to love and protect. And feel proud. Knowing that we could give her almost everything, she nevertheless set off early in search of her independence. She'd had her stumbles and her failures, but she insisted on facing any storms alone. — Paulo Coelho

A little wisdom can lead to great understanding.
A little curiosity can lead to great discoveries.
A little talent can lead to great achievements.
A little love can lead to great virtue.
A little faith can lead to great miracles.
A little opportunity can lead to great success. — Matshona Dhliwayo

If Atheists are lonely and downtrodden, we have only ourselves to blame. Numerically, we are strong. Let's start punching our weight. — Tom Flynn

I've always sought to express a tension in form and meaning in order to achieve a veracity. I have come to the conclusion that the art world has to join us, women artists, not we join it. When women are in leadership roles and gain rewards and recognition, then perhaps 'we' (women and men) can all work together in art world actions. — Nancy Spero

I knew it wasn't fair, though, to ruin her time just because I miss everybody, so I just said good night and left. — Stephen Chbosky

In the transcribing and the editing, you want some retention of how the person speaks - you don't want to edit out all of the hesitations and idiosyncrasies. And to get people to say something they've never said before. That's big. — Sheila Heti

Just because a flame will burn out, doesn't mean that it can't dance in the dark. — Kelli Crockett

One must keep a store of common sense," said Tchitchikov, "and consult one's common sense at every minute, have a friendly conversation with it. — Nikolai Gogol

Awareness is the eye through which we can experience abundance. — Shilpa Menon

He died alone,' said Pious Dundas, old as Methuselah, unblinking. 'It don't matter a rat's ass whether there was anyone with him or not. He died alone. — Neil Gaiman

In the guise of frankness many people ruin their world by saying unpleasant things to friends and family. The bad words make them a bad world. — Girdhar Joshi