Confirmande Quotes & Sayings

A high standard of living is usually accompanied by a low standard of thinking. — Marya Mannes

He who loses his money is forsaken by his friends, his wife, his servants and his relations; yet when he regains his riches those who have forsaken him come back to him. Hence wealth is certainly the best of relations. — Chanakya

I'm fundamentally a positive person. Otherwise, I wouldn't be doing some of the insane movies that I do. — Ridley Scott

We had never before seen a place where European influence had not contributed to smooth and soften the rough features of uncultivated nature. The prospect of Rangoon, as we approached, was quite disheartening. — Adoniram Judson

Some other eyes will look around, and find the things I've never found. — Malvina Reynolds

All this [Paul's writing] is nothing better than the jargon of a conjurer who picks up phrases he does not understand to confound the credulous people who come to have their fortune told. Age of Reason — Thomas Paine

And here you are hurried, And here you are gone; And here is the love, That it's all built upon. — Leonard Cohen

Nothing and no one will separate us, not life nor death, nor principalities, nor powers, nor anything that is of the heavens nor anything that is of the earth. — P.D. James

Just as demagogues lead their well-intentioned followers into tragedy, so the jungle inevitable reclaims it's own. — Jeff Gunn

We're immersed in the spirit of God all the time. We just don't notice. — Dan Millman

I got so much out of 'The To-Do List.' This is a joke that I say about myself sometimes, in terms of my film career: I feel like I'm always playing the kid in serious adult movies. So, for me, it was so wonderful to suddenly be working with other people my age who were doing this on film. — Sarah Steele

I knew that the Name was still with him, animating his soul, even as his body failed. — Geraldine Brooks

Studies find that as people grow older they interact with fewer people and concentrate more on spending time with family and established friends. They focus on being rather than doing and on the present more than the future. Understanding — Atul Gawande