Christina Figueres Quotes & Sayings

Whenever I'm taking time off, all I'm thinking about is working. — Scarlett Johansson

The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth. — Lao-Tzu

I have been challenged by the concept of meditation ... I decided recently to accept the invitation of a friend to experience the sheer silence of meditation-undirected prayer ... I had before only sensed intellectually ... But by going deep into prayer I could almost feel it. — Laurie Beth Jones

Any philosophy, no matter how perfect, works only for a finite period. — Amish Tripathi

I thought I was bothering you," she said. "I thought you were just humoring me. — Rainbow Rowell

Jodi Byrd writes: "The story of the new world is horror, the story of America a crime." It is necessary, she argues, to start with the origin of the United States as a settler-state and its explicit intention to occupy the continent. These origins contain the historical seeds of genocide. Any true history of the United States must focus on what has happened to (and with) Indigenous peoples - and what still happens. — Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

No persons or events mentioned in this book should be confused with real persons or events. Reality is far too strange for that. — Jo Nesbo

We live in a world where no one believes. Enlightenment and knowledge are laughed at. Those who seek and teach the mysteries are scorned and often persecuted. Welcome to the planet earth: environment hostile. — Frederick Lenz

Mr. Darcy," he said. "Mrs. Darcy what a pleasant surprise this is," the older man said as he came up to them. "Mr. — Mary Jane Ballew

Teaching a man how to clean barnacles from a keel is an amazing useful talent, one any child should be fortunate to learn. Magochiro is our champion barnaclebully at present. String him under a keel, and he will bring back dinner enough for ten. — Michelle Franklin

The sun is rising. Let us feel the glint of light in the heart so that we can see and enjoy the magnificence of life. — Debasish Mridha

It is not just a person's physical constitution, their intellegence, their education, or even their social conditioning that enables them to withstand hardship. Much more significant is their inner development. And while some may be able to survive through sheer willpower, the ones who suffer the least are those who have a high degree of patience and courage in the face of adversity. — Dalai Lama

One has to remember that every progress that has been made towards peace in the Middle East has come under American leadership. — Henry A. Kissinger