Branion Quotes & Sayings

God wants us to be stronger than we are
more fixed in our purpose, more certain of our commitments, eventually needing less coddling from Him, showing more willingness to shoulder some of the burden of His heavy load. In short, He wants us to be more like He is and, if you haven't noticed, some of us are not like that yet. — Jeffrey R. Holland

Usually I avoid sugar, but sugar is like the most deeply satisfying addictive thing ever. — Rachel Zucker

I felt like I'd been swimming so hard, and the water growing warmer and warmer the closer I got to the top. I wasn't there yet, but now I could see the surface, rippling just beyond my fingers. — Sarah Dessen

The Catholic Church ... upheld feudalism, then monarchism, warning of growing evils and possible revolutions. In the same manner, and under the same reservations, she now upholds capitalism; but, above all things and forever, she upholds the Catholic Church. — Daniel De Leon

We are not saved by good deeds; we are saved for good deeds. Jesus transforms us to transform others. — Dillon Burroughs

A man has need of tough ears to hear himself fairly judged. — Michel De Montaigne

Microscopes and telescopes really confuse our minds. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Why is it that the hot chicks never can sing? — Tommy Lee

The exposed nature of life in the public square affects leaders' attitudes toward risk - and failure. — Dee Dee Myers

I've got nothing against plastic surgery at all. I know lots of people, young and old, who've had it. The point about good surgery is you can't see it. The important thing is not to go crazy - and not to go to a bad surgeon. — Suki Waterhouse

Alcohol is like anything else. It's only as bad as the person it's being poured into. If it's used to heighten an occasion, or to take an edge off stress, I don't see a problem. Trouble starts when you either lose control and let the bottle run you, or when you believe its promises of immortality. You realize that no matter how much you punish yourself, you always seem to wake up the next day. Pretty soon you're convinced that you will never die. When that happens I guess it is time to look for help before your life becomes one long, lost weekend. — Bill Lee

Because most people ain't people. — Arthur Miller

To be or not to be wasn't the question meant; it was the secret answer hidden in riddled defense. — Michael Anthony Gill-Branion

You believe stealing is wrong, but if your family was starving and could not afford bread, wouldn't you say it's okay to steal a loaf to feed them? — A.J. Darkholme

He can see what move I'm planning to make in chess and counters before I can do it. He always knows who the killer is in a detective story. I think he could make a career out of detecting, but he wants to write plays for theater. Maybe he could be a Shakespeare instead of a Sherlock. He could be anything. Anything he wants to be. — Sangu Mandanna