Defended Doctoral Dissertation Quotes & Sayings

Eeek, Shane said. Nothing. Right, Amazon princess, I got the point. — Rachel Caine

The importance of discretion increases with closeness to the top of a hierarchical organization. — Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Bless the ladies and their charming inconsistency! They demand to be treated like men, but they react like women. — Elizabeth Peters

No one constructed fairy-tale childhoods for their spawn, developed an innate set of personal talents, fostered a stimulating and world-changing career, created stunning homes and yardscapes, provided homemade food for every meal (locally sourced, of course), kept all marriage fires burning, sustained meaningful relationships in various environments, carved out plenty of time for "self care," served neighbors/church/world, and maintained a fulfilling, active relationship with Jesus our Lord and Savior. You can't balance that job description. — Jen Hatmaker

A successful creative expression is one in which the person who has expressed it was transformed for having encountered it — Mark Nepo

We cannot pursue a classical and Christian education as a fad. We are not purchasing intellectual hula hoops for the kids. — Douglas Wilson

The trees do not resent autumn nor
does any exemplary thing in nature resent its limitations. — James Joyce

You have no idea what Linus is thinking. It could be good, it could be bad. Most likely, it's nothing at all. He's a boy. You'd better get used to that. — Sophie Kinsella

What an absurd amount of energy I have been wasting all my life trying to find out how things 'really are', when all the time they weren't. — Hugh Prather