Bishop Vital Grandin Quotes & Sayings

Nothing could be more fearful than losing one's freedom. To be confined. Never to see a golden cloudburst or rivers of sunlight on dark flowers. never to walk your own cultivated furrows. And the memory dangled over his heart like the sword of Damocles. — Joseph Wambaugh

When my daughter was about seven years old, she asked me one day what I did at work. I told her I worked at the college - that my job was to teach people how to draw. She stared at me, incredulous, and said, "You mean they forget? — Michael J. Strauss

Being on a highway, all that speed and aggression, is very terrifying to me. — Sandra Cisneros

I am a laptop boy. People say: 'Where's your studio?' I say: 'It's in my laptop, in my rucksack.' — Todd Rundgren

That the moon was bright, tiny and icy-looking; and that around me for many miles there was nothing but snow and rocks. I had a talk with the St. Bernard, who was making his nightly rounds; he agreed that the night was too quiet and empty, and that solitude, despite its numerous benefits, was really a lousy thing. Still, he refused outright to break the valley's silence and join me in a howl, or even just a good bark. In response to my request he just shook his head, walked away with a dissatisfied look and lay down by the porch. — Arkady Strugatsky

My only way of getting my uncles' attention or aunts' attention or whoever's attention was by dancing and singing around the house. — Becky G

I returned to Jerusalem, and it is by virtue of Jerusalem that I have written all that God has put into my heart and into my pen. — Shmuel Yosef Agnon

Papa Roach are not just going to take tours just to take tours. — Tony Palermo

1960, I was 20 years old, and I was leading the U.S. Open. Now, I wasn't leading by several strokes, but I was leading the U.S. Open and playing with Ben Hogan, had a very good chance to win, nine holes to go, I was leading. I was still leading with six holes to play. — Jack Nicklaus

Any system that contradicts itself can never be wrong, and welcome to the world of contradictions ... — Steve Merrick

It's awful to be rich and mind-boggingly handsome and have women fawn over you. My heart bleeds for you. Poor dear, how do you manage? — Ilona Andrews

The cultural insistence that parenting is the 'most important' job in the world is a smart way to satiate unappreciated women without doing a damn thing for them. — Jessica Valenti

That if desperate times call for desperate measures, then I'm free to act as desperately as I wish. — Suzanne Collins

No storm, since the beginning of time, has lasted forever. — Matshona Dhliwayo

I had such a good time working with John Woo and John Travolta, and it was so professional. I want to work with people who are real professionals. — Christian Slater