Crichlow Street Quotes & Sayings

And then I saw Niko. He had sunk down to his knees and had his face in his hands.
I went over to him.
"You did it," I said. "You saved us."
"Yeah," he moaned, "but I lost her. — Emmy Laybourne

Sobriety was the greatest gift I ever gave myself. I don't put it on a platform. I don't campaign about it. It's just something that works for me. It enabled me to really connect with another human being - my wife, Sheryl - which I was never able to do before. — Rob Lowe

The tree was so old, and stood there so alone, that his childish heart had been filled with compassion; if no one else on the farm gave it a thought, he would at least do his best to, even though he suspected that his child's words and child's deeds didn't make much difference. It had stood there before he was born, and would be standing there after he was dead, but perhaps, even so, it was pleased that he stroked its bark every time he passed, and sometimes, when he was sure he wasn't observed, even pressed his cheek against it. — Karl Ove Knausgard

A large corporation is more like Australia: it's impossible
to see the whole landscape at once and there are so many things
capable of maiming or killing you. — Erika Hall

What I've learned is that real change is very, very hard. But I've also learned that change is possible - if you fight for it. — Elizabeth Warren

If you are continually judging and criticizing yourself while trying to be kind to others, you are drawing artificial boundaries and distinctions that only lead to feelings of separation and isolation. — Kristin Neff

Remember: If you don't find risk, risk will find you. — Reid Hoffman

I got in the school band and the school choir. It all hit me like a ton of bricks, everything just came out. I played percussion for a while, and stayed after school forever just tinkering around with different things, the clarinets and the violins. — Quincy Jones

We can go through anything because Jesus goes before us. — Max De Pree

I was shy for several years in my early days in Hollywood until I figured out that no one really gave a damn if I was shy or not, and I got over my shyness. — Lucille Ball

I might be the only chick in the group, but that didn't make me the damsel in distress. — Jeaniene Frost

I have a cousin called Flirta D who was big in the grime world, which made me really cool at school. 'Flirta D's your cousin?' 'Yeah, buddy.' 'He must be a millionaire!' — Sampha

Yesterday I told a chicken to cross the road. It said, "What for?" — Steven Wright

Being broken isn't the worst thing. We can be mended and put together again. We don't have to be ashamed of our past. We can embrace the history that gives us value, and see our cracks as beautiful. — Anna White