Cwhich Quotes & Sayings

The world put's too much emphasis on what a person does in terms of monetary value and social status as opposed to who they are. If I was to ask you if you would be loved for who you are or what you do (eg. your occupation), I would guess that you would say who you are. Things are the wrong way around unless you follow Jesus.

God cares about who we are primarily, not what we do. It is our character and approach to life that he cares about. God wants us to choose him and put him first which ultimately means being a servant to him and others. — Tim Crawshaw

Praise out of season, or tactlessly bestowed, can freeze the heart as much as blame. — Pearl S. Buck

The windows next to her is open a crack, spitting in rain
'Close the windows Rosa'
She slides a small book out of her backpack, turning it so i can see the front
An Australian passport. She opens it to the photo page: the horrible drunk from the plane.
I lunge as Rosa pushes it out the window
'I win,' Rosa says. — Justine Larbalestier

I think if you look down the road for Twitter, we would like to be a company - a service - that is used by billions of people around the world in every country in the world because we feel that the power of Twitter is that it brings people closer to each other, to their governments, to their heroes, etc. — Dick Costolo

As she sallied forth from her boudoir, you would never have guessed how quickly she could strip for action. — William Manchester

I sometimes think the chef end of cooking is not the real end of cooking. Cooking is all about homes and gardens, it doesn't happen in restaurants. — Delia Smith

45When Moses had finished speaking all these words to all Israel, 46he said to them, "Take to your heart all the words with which I am warning you today, which you shall command your sons to observe bcarefully, even all the words of this law. 47"For it is not an idle word for you; indeed it is your life. And by this word you shall prolong your days in the land, cwhich you are about to cross the Jordan to dpossess." [44 aLit., Hoshea 46 bLit., to do 47 cLit., where dLit., possess it] — Anonymous

Carrying lockpicks was one bad sign. On the other hand, Owl was taking long enough getting the lock open she almost counted as honest.
"I'm not going to offer to do that," he said. "It'd just annoy you."
"If you do not wish to annoy me, be silent. I'm trying to be quiet about this. — Joanna Bourne

I rejected the idea of 9/11 being exploited pornographically immediately after the tragedy, when no one else breathed a word about it. — Jim Steranko

Don't let us make it tidy," said Mary anxiously. "It wouldn't seem like a secret garden if it was tidy. — Frances Hodgson Burnett

It's fun to play defense. It's fun to watch the opponent sweat on offense, start complaining to the officials, and eventually be taken out of the game because he's making so many offensive mistakes — Maury John

You can't alter your DNA and meet that expectation, so get over it. You are what you are. — Orson Scott Card

You've just one problem. You stand too close to the ball after you've hit it. — Sam Snead

Remembering now all those farewells (fake farewells, worked-up farewells), Irena thinks: a person who messes up her goodbyes shouldn't expect much from her re-unions. — Milan Kundera