Byture Quotes & Sayings

If God is slow in answering your request, or if you ask but do not promptly receive anything, do not be upset, for you are not wiser than God. — Isaac Of Nineveh

For the most part, Ranger had a consistent personality.
He wasn't a guy who wasted a lot of unnecessary energy and effort. He moved and he spoke with an efficient ease that was more animal than human. And he didn't telegraph his emotions. Unless Ranger had his tongue in my mouth it was usually impossible to tell what he was thinking. But every now and then, Ranger would step out of the box, and like a little treat that was doled out on special occasions, Ranger would make an entirely outrageous sexual statement.
At least it would be outrageous coming from an ordinary guy ... from Ranger it seemed on the mark. — Janet Evanovich

I don't think pain is a prerequisite for growth, but on the other hand, most of us choose very painful ways to learn. — Marianne Williamson

We shall be compelled to renounce the hope of finding philosophical proofs of religious beliefs ... Hence, once more, the value of philosophy must not depend upon any supposed body of definitely ascertainable knowledge to be acquired by those who study it. — Bertrand Russell

I wasn't willing to be a victim. I only wanted to survive, and I only wanted to get through. — Charisma Carpenter

Shock, confusion, fear, anger, grief, and defiance. On Sept. 11, 2001, and for the three days following the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil, President George W. Bush led with raw emotion that reflected the public's whipsawing stages of acceptance. — Ron Fournier

He'd never thought of beauty as a form of power, but that's the way Piper had seemed - powerful. — Rick Riordan

A lot of the people who keep a gun at home for safety are the same ones who refuse to wear a seat belt — George Carlin

The second I tried to tell myself I wasn't in love was the moment I realized I was. — Lang Leav

I have decided to give my support to Theresa May. I intend to work closely with her, to campaign for her and I'm sure she'll be a very fine prime minister of this country. — Liam Fox

I had always been interested in the space program, and I didn't know if I could be an astronaut like I'd dreamt about when I was a little kid - to me it sounded kind of silly, someone grow up to be an astronaut - but, when I was in my 20s, I thought maybe I can get a job with NASA or a contractor, do something with the space program. — Michael J. Massimino

It is only too clear that man is not at home in this universe, and yet he is not good enough to deserve a better. — Perry Miller

I think I'm a better collaborator, in seeing the bigger picture and trying to just help that, and not be so self-centered in whatever my task is, which is being an actor. — Ray McKinnon