Beilenson Quotes & Sayings

The Turkish, Arab and Chinese nationalists who built new nation-states out of the ruins of old empires scorned their old, decrepit rulers as much as they did the foreign imperialists who imposed free trade through gunboats. — Pankaj Mishra

Yes, God loves you this very day and always. He is not waiting to love you until you have overcome your weaknesses and bad habits. He loves you today with a full understanding of your struggles. He is aware that you reach up to Him in heartfelt and hopeful prayer. He knows of the times you have held onto the fading light and believed-even in the midst of growing darkness. He knows of your sufferings. He knows of your remorse for the times you have fallen short or failed. And still He loves you. — Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Loud speech, profusion of words, and possessing skillfulness in expounding scriptures are merely for the enjoyment of the learned. They do not lead to liberation. — Adi Shankara

Why is there such madness in our world? Why can't we stop it? Why do we hate others? Tolerance, harmony, compassion, and kindness are the beauty of life. — Debasish Mridha

There is no single advantage a woman of truly enduring fascination can possess that is so splendid as speaking with a foreign accent, whatever her origin. — Carole Nelson Douglas

Q: What do peanut butter and hookers have in common? A: Both spread for bread. — Evelyn Beilenson

I never write a book unless I can't help it. Something has to bother me, like a mosquito, until I have to do something to relieve the itch. — Gregory Maguire

I may have been sexy, but I was covered up total. There was something left to the imagination. — Suzi Quatro

When you are so insignificant your choices don't really matter, the waves you create are like grain of sand landing in the ocean. — Brandon J. Barnard

I punched the glass, enraged. So close, yet so far. We were just a few inches from getting out of there. We could see the way out ... and we were still trapped. Damn it to hell! — Manel Loureiro

Only during hard times do people come to understand how difficult it is to be master of their feelings and thoughts. — Anton Chekhov

The ignorant one does not see his ignorance as he basks in its darkness; nor does the knowledgeable one see his own knowledge, for he basks in its light — Ibn Arabi

Of all the things Tiger Lily had thought she might have to be for Peter - strong, brave; to be big and to keep up - she had never thought that the one thing he wanted most from her was simply to show that she believed in him, always and without fail. For Peter, who feared losing so much, this was a great comfort indeed. — Jodi Lynn Anderson

When you go to sleep, where do you really go? — Brian Lovestar