Clydene Dechert Quotes & Sayings

We've been following many forms of democratized ownership, starting with co-ops, land banks at the neighborhood level, municipal ownership and state ownership of banks - there's a whole series of these that attempt to fill the small-scale infrastructure that can build up to a larger theoretical vision. — Gar Alperovitz

It's as if the work on your canvas has a will of its own. When that happens, it can be quite exciting. But disturbing, too, when, as the painter, you are not in control of your painting. — Wally Lamb

If you have life, strength and time, it is enough to perform your sacred task. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Valten turned and grasped Gisela around the waist to help her down. She placed her hands on his shoulders and he set her on her feet, but slowly. After all, when one has a pleasant task to do, there's no reason to rush it. — Melanie Dickerson

For me, writing isn't a way of being public or private; it's just a way of being. The process is always full of pain, but I like that. It's a reality, and I just accept it as something not to be avoided. — Jamaica Kincaid

My rule in relation to time management and teaching is simple: "If you're on time, you're late!" That means that if you arrive just on time to teach, you have no flexibility. In essence nothing can go wrong, and in addition to that, your mind probably won't settle until halfway through the class. — Gudjon Bergmann

I believe that peace is not merely an absence of war but the nurture of human life, and that in time this nurture would do away with war as a natural process. — Jane Addams

My life with Beh was beautiful, transcending everything that set us apart from each other. — Shay Savage

It is in the area of feeling that religion enters the heart and is expressed by man. — Edgar Magnin

There exists an exchange of trust between the ruler and the ruled. Abuse that from either direction and all mutual agreements are nullified. — Steven Erikson