Biesenhof Quotes & Sayings

A religious symbol conveys its message even if it is no longer consciously understood in every part. For a symbol speaks to the whole human being and not only to the intelligence. — Mircea Eliade

You don't need to be a great singer to sing, but you have to practice singing to be a great singer. — Debasish Mridha

Expose them {your kids} to the widest variety of vegetables and fruits, showing them how good things can be in season. Tasteless fruits and vegetables won't win them over for life. — Mireille Guiliano

Therefore, if God existed, only in one way could he serve human liberty - by ceasing to exist. — Mikhail Bakunin

We spend so little time in the present moment that it's anything but ordinary. — Andy Puddicombe

The cake sitting on the dining room buffet table was wide and three layers tall. There was a fondant topper shaped like a branch, and from that branch draped candy strings of Spanish moss, flowing down the side of the cake like a veil. Bey kept looking over it. Why did Lisette make it so large? They were going to be eating cake for weeks. — Sarah Addison Allen

Under all his culture, his cleverness, his amenity, under his good-nature, his facility, his knowledge of life, his egotism lay hidden like a serpent in a bank of flowers. — Henry James

I needed him to fulfill a desire, one that does nothing but torment me. And he's reminding me of everything I hate about myself. — Krista Ritchie

Any good humor is sophomoric. 'Sophomoric' is the liberal word for funny. — Michael O'Donoghue

Ah, yes. I remember my first beer. — Steve Martin

Failure starts a future success, if you become better. — Troy Clark

Children under the age of 16, 17, or even 18 are generally not psychologically or emotionally mature enough to consent fully to sexual relationships with adults, or to participate in them on an equal footing. — Janet Bode

You need not know what you are. Enough to know what you are not. What you are you will never know, for every discovery reveals new dimensions to conquer. The unknown has no limits. — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

Music from my iPod was setting my life to a dramatic soundtrack that only I could hear. — Catherine Sanderson

'You ain't got any tobacco,' he said scornfully to Bunyip Bluegum. 'I can see that at a glance. You're one of the non smoking sort, all fur and feathers.' — Norman Lindsay