Ben Joseph Quotes & Sayings

Since in the centre of the soul there is a mansion reserved for God Himself ... — Teresa Of Avila

Beloved are Israel, for they were called children of God; still greater was the love in that it was made known to them that they were called children of God, as it is written, 'Ye are the children of the Lord your God.' — Akiva Ben Joseph

He that wounds himself, even though he has not the right, is not culpable; but if others have wounded him, they are culpable. — Akiva Ben Joseph

The paper burns, but the words fly free. — Akiba Ben Joseph

Freedom from menial work should be a rallying cry, not a cudgel to be used against the Left. How much liberty is there in having to do something you hate in order to survive? — Alex Pareene

Wheresoever thou findest a high mountain or a lofty hill and a green tree, know that an idol is there! — Akiva Ben Joseph

That's a wonderful side effect of leather pants: when you pee yourself in them, they're more forgiving than jeans. — Slash

He alone has the right to break, for He alone has the power to mend. — Rumi

Yesterday, President Obama prank-called a Washington radio station, calling himself 'Barry from D.C.' Then, just to mess with him, Obama called Glenn Beck's radio show as 'B. Hussein from Kenya.' — Conan O'Brien

Even the poorest in Israel are looked upon as freemen who have lost their possessions, for they are the sons of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. — Akiva Ben Joseph

The question is: why can't parking lots be modest paradises? — Eran Ben-Joseph

I used to be monastic, almost. Now I'm like a Tibetan that has discovered hamburgers and television. I'm catching up on Americana. — Joni Mitchell

The tradition is a fence around the law; tithes are a fence around riches; vows are a fence around abstinence; a fence around wisdom is silence. — Akiva Ben Joseph

I want you to notice is that-right here, right now-you're okay. You may be in pain, you may be in fear, you may be in grief. But you're here, you're surviving; this moment is okay. — Martha Beck

When you're independent and not attached to a major media organisation, they just look at you as if to say, 'Who are you again?' — Deirdre O'Kane

Jesting and levity accustom a man to lewdness. — Akiva Ben Joseph

Ron Carlson says, 'The most undervalued craft device that fiction writers need is empathy. You need to be able to actually imagine what your characters are going through. You've got to stay close. When you're in a story and dealing with people you're not certain of, or you've just come to meet because they've stepped into your story, it's very important to go slow and sit in their chair.'
As Carlson also says, you don't have to love the people or the characters you write about, but they should be at least as smart as you. Look beyond stereotypes. — Barbara DeMarco-Barrett

One of the best perks of being a writer is having a safe place to park all the crazy crap residing in my head. — Coo Sweet

Depression catches everyone who lives long enough to be caught. — Steve Fowler

If you look at what Ben Affleck has gone on to do, as an actor and as a director, it's extraordinary. But if you look back at his career, I don't think it's surprising. From Good Will Hunting on down, the guy is a monster talent, and I think talent wins out, in the end. There's always the ebb and flow of any career, but I think talent wins out, in the end. — Joseph McGinty Nichol

It had been a failure, but it was a failure he understood, and that made it a victory. — James S.A. Corey

All is foreseen, but freedom of choice is given. — Akiva Ben Joseph

When you can't find a remedy for your pain, you look for someone to blame. — Yasmina Khadra

Yes, I decided, a man can truly change. The events of the past year have taught me much about myself, and a few universal truths. I learned, for instance, that while wounds can be inflicted easily upon those we love, it's often much more difficult to heal them. Yet the process of healing those wounds provided the richest experience of my life, leading me to believe that while I've often overestimated what I could accomplish in a day, I had underestimated what I could do in a year. But most of all, I learned that it's possible for two people to fall in love all over again, even when there's been a lifetime of disappointment between them. — Nicholas Sparks