Choosy Person Quotes & Sayings

That's the way literary recognition works, at least to a certain degree. It's all a matter of rumor, a rumor that multiplies like a virus until it becomes a collective affinity. — Valeria Luiselli

Before it became a ubiquitous part of urban life, Starbucks was, in most American cities, a radically new idea. — Virginia Postrel

Heaven is not to be looked upon only as the reward, but the natural effect, of a religious life. — Joseph Addison

Sometimes life is just messy no matter what you do," she [Emma] said. — Odette Beane

Her stomach twisted into a vicious knot every time she remembered the phone call from the police last month, after her sweet-natured employee, Molly, had been attacked by homeless guys in downtown Denver. Poor Molly had defined introverted even before the incident; the attack had pushed her further into her shell. So when Molly asked Amery to accompany her to a women's self-defense class, Amery had agreed. — Lorelei James

Don't think that way, Moira would say. Think that way and you'll make it happen. — Margaret Atwood

A Set Back is only a Set Up for a Come Up! — Antwan 'Ant' Bank$

Jesus said, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength" (Mark 12:30). Loving God with the mind is not a passive process. It is not enough to have sentimental religious thoughts. Rather, it involves coming to conclusions about God and his world based on revelation, observation, and careful reflection. — Gregory Koukl

Remembering to forget the past allows you freedom from a past that holds back your Christian growth. — Elizabeth George

Now, the big box office successes are superhero stories. It seems there's a lowest common denominator mentality, in terms of movies that are almost purely visual, that anyone can understand anywhere in the world. Good robot, bad robot: they fight. You don't need to know anything apart from that. And then we can make toys that look like that robot - and sell those toys or video games. — Terence Winter

ISIS controls a territory roughly the size of Maryland where 8 million people live. If it's attacked and toppled, who will fill the void? — Richard Engel

Stop trying to explore what is different about yourselves and explore the commonality you have instead. — Rene Gaudette

It's interesting to note that the most kind and courageous souls you meet in life tend to be those who've faced the most cruelty and conflict. This vicious world might sharpen us like a blade, but whether we use that power to protect people or cause them pain is always our choice. — Beau Taplin

If you want to get your message across, you have to learn how to communicate in someone else's world. — John C. Maxwell

I wanted the chance to look again at very famous stories and see what made them work well, whether there were any ways in which they could be improved. Because the great thing about fairy tales and folk tales is that there is no authentic text. — Philip Pullman