De Bruyne Quotes & Sayings

Intelligence, in diapers, is invisible. And when it matures, out the window it flies. We have to pounce on it earlier. — Stanislaw Jerzy Lec

The divinity of Jesus is not a dispensable extra that has no significance for our salvation. On the contrary, our salvation depends on it. We can be saved only by God Himself. — Klaas Runia

The craftiest trickery are too short and ragged a cloak to cover a bad heart. — Johann Kaspar Lavater

The state is a fragile organization, and the statesman does not have the moral right to risk its survival on ethical restraint. — Henry Kissinger

Have a much harder time writing stories than novels. I need the expansiveness of a novel and the propulsive energy it provides. When I think about scene - and when I teach scene writing - I'm thinking about questions. What questions are raised by a scene? What questions are answered? What questions persist from scene to scene to scene? — Edan Lepucki

Miracles are short-term solutions, it's wisdom that helps you go the distance. — John Nolte

What sort of sap doesn't know by now that picture-perfect beauty is all done with smoke and mirrors anyway? — Julie Burchill

Humility is the altar upon which God wishes that we should offer Him His sacrifices. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

The first duty of a revolutionary is to get away with it. — Abbie Hoffman

The bloodline of heroes - like the source of a mighty river - is never known. — Kavita Kane

Too often, we miss out on opportunities in this life because we were too busy waiting for them to fall into our lap that we missed them tapping on our shoulder. — Daniel Willey

What a loving God we serve! Not only has He prepared a heavenly dwelling for us, but His angels also accompany us as we transition from this world to the next. — David Jeremiah

I know you are reading this poem
in a room where too much has happened for you to bear
where the bedclothes lie in stagnant coils on the bed
and the open valise speaks of flight
but you cannot leave yet. — Adrienne Rich