Dammeyer In Douglas Quotes & Sayings

'Letters From Home' is a story inspired by my grandparents' epistolary courtship. — Kristina McMorris

The greatest self is the grace to live for your dreams. — Lailah Gifty Akita

The facts on which the true believer bases his conclusions must not be derived from his experience or observation but from holy writ. — Eric Hoffer

I like the relative literacy of at least some of England. I mean, I didn't come for the food or the weather! — Andrew Solomon

Simon would have felt both honored and love, except mostly he felt weird, because he had only a few broken fragments of memory that said he knew these people at all, and a whole lifetime of memories that said they were armed, overly intense strangers. The kind you might avoid on public transportation. — Cassandra Clare

Geology is part of that remarkable dynamic process of the human mind which is generally called science and to which man is driven by an inquisitive urge. By noticing relationships in the results of his observations, he attempts to order and to explain the infinite variety of phenomena that at first sight may appear to be chaotic. In the history of civilization this type of progressive scientist has been characterized by Prometheus stealing the heavenly fire, by Adam eating from the tree of knowledge, by the Faustian ache for wisdom. — Reinout Willem Van Bemmelen

Faith is rooted in the knowledge of a Person, and one of the biggest traps we fall into is the belief that if we have faith, God will surely lead us to success in the world. — Oswald Chambers

There is no fundamental difference between the preparation for death and the practice of dying, and spiritual practice leading to enlightenment. — Stanislav Grof

Some say that the weeping willows once stood upright and strong, but that the broken hearts of lovers so touched the heart of the trees that they bent in grief and were never able to straighten themselves again, weeping the tears of each lover. Others say that they weep for the pain that mankind inflicts upon the earth and that they will right themselves, once again, when a new era of peace and kindness becomes a reality. — Ella Emerson

Don't be afraid to do something unconventional, to take a chance, to risk something. — Tom Brokaw

I know it is strange to feel an emotional connection to a garment, but strange seems to summarize my thinking process in general. — Katie Kacvinsky

I saw right through that rapturous smile. He was a cruel, sadistic son of a bitch. — Mimi Jean Pamfiloff