Chiyako Mcneil Quotes & Sayings

Faith sustains the soul, spirit and the body. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Self-control is an exhaustible resource. This is a crucial realization, because when we talk about "self-control," we don't mean the narrow sense of the word, as in the willpower needed to fight vice (smokes, cookies, alcohol). We're talking about a broader kind of self-supervision. Think of the way your mind works when you're giving negative feedback to an employee, or assembling a new bookshelf, or learning a new dance. You are careful and deliberate with your words or movements. It feels like there's a supervisor on duty. That's self-control, too. — Chip Heath

The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel. — William Gibson

One defining symptom of decadence is a fondness for vast and nonsensical extravagance. — Robert Silverberg

A flame burns brightest just before it goes out. — Gene Tierney

Cheer up Thorin and Company! This is your expedition after all. Think of the treasure at the end, and forget the forest and the dragon, at any rate until tomorrow morning! — J.R.R. Tolkien

My kids haven't watched one episode of 'Growing Pains'. I'll tell you why. When our kids were little, we never wanted Mommy or Daddy to be the celebrity mom or dad to our kids. — Kirk Cameron

America's founding Ideal was the principle of individual rights. Nothing more - and nothing less. — Ayn Rand

If you consider only utility, the things you build will soon be useless ... nobody wants to be in it. — Roger Scruton

It might have been supposed that Freddy, whose intellect was not of the first order, would have found it impossible to grasp the gist of an extremely tangled and discursive story, but once more the possession of three volatile and excitable sisters stood him in good stead. — Georgette Heyer