Decembre Bacovia Quotes & Sayings

There is a phrase for this that has become quite common: "I'm spiritual but not religious." Polls show that some 20 percent of Americans identify overall with that phrase. And some polls have shown that, in the younger generation - those between eighteen and twenty-nine - this percentage explodes to an astonishing 75 percent!2 In other words, three out of four young individuals have a deep spiritual yearning that no existing religion is addressing. — Ken Wilber

Or, for one of our mothers, the secret to a good marriage, she said, was sex. — TaraShea Nesbit

( ... ) a director should tell a story that is close to his own existential experience. — Andrzej Wajda

All too often, we sanitize and simplify forgiveness, when in fact it's an arduous, exhausting task---messy, risky, and unpredictable. — Marina Cantacuzino

Spring shakes me awake from winter shadows and chirps, The sun is back. Come outside and play. — Toni Sorenson

Even though we often mess up, most of us are doing the best that we know how with the circumstances that surround us. — Richard Carlson

Only the Strong is a lushly atmospheric and passionately written piece of work, bursting with colorful characters that shine on every page. — Bernice L. McFadden

Being somebody who wants to be religious doesn't make me perfect and doesn't make me necessarily any better than anybody else. It maybe makes me better than I would have been if I didn't have that level. — Jack Abramoff

Why aren't boys more engaged in school? According to Sommers, schools today tend to be run by women for girls. Classrooms can be hostile environments for boys. They like action, competition and adventure stories. Those are not in favor. Games like tag and dodge-ball are out; tug of war has become tug of peace, and male heroes have been replaced by Girl Power. — Helen Smith