Byamba Quotes & Sayings

I saw that, although they were at the mercy of the sweltering heat, or the pains of aging or poverty, they could tolerate these because their faith gave them the hope of being united in spirit with a supernatural presence.

I still denied that presence. My denial, I was realizing, was my armor; it allowed me to deflect a barrage of difficult questions. But it didn't answer those questions. It protected me from charlatans, yes, but it didn't fill my emptiness or give me direction. Doubt served a purpose, but it also prevented me from trusting anyone or anything. Without trust, how could I ever be happy? — Visakha Dasi

There is something marvelously soft in the study of nature which attaches a name to every being, a thought to every name, affection and memories to every thought. — Charles Nodier

We should pass the U.N.'s Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism. At least it will clearly establish whom you view as a terrorist and whom you don't. We need to delink terrorism from religion - to isolate terrorists who use this interchange of arguments between terrorism and religion. — Narendra Modi

It hardly does much good to have a complex mind without actually being a philosopher. — Saul Bellow

To abstain from politics is in itself a political attitude. — Simone De Beauvoir

The character we exhibit in the latter half of our life need not necessarily be, though it often is, our original character, developed further, dried up, exaggerated, or diminished. It can be its exact opposite, like a suit worn inside out. — Marcel Proust

The Completer and Wu Wang all used spears and battle-axes in order to succor their generation. The SSU-MA FA says: If one man slay another of set purpose, he himself — Sun Tzu

Empty Spaces:
After his father died he carried his life more gently & left an empty space for the birds & other creatures. — Brian Andreas

Honestly, I don't want to worry about the trivial feelings here. I have nothing and I still have a far way to go. There's no time for me to hesitate. The people around me force me to hesitate. — Kim Su-mi

Really, there was only one problem with Mr. Davis, as far as Gregory was concerned; He taught math. — Greg Pincus

The cancer I had is not at all equal to other people's cancer. I've never had to have chemotherapy; I haven't had to have a mastectomy. — Jennifer Grey

Diversity is the one true thing we all have in common ... Celebrate it every day. — Winston Churchill

Real hard work and satisfaction will bring a detachment from time and worries. Do what you love and life will flow downstream. — Phil Wohl

Well, hello there, Mother," Sebastian said in a voice like silk. "Surprised to see me? — Cassandra Clare