Demurs Estate Quotes & Sayings

I put my hand on a bishop, my would be assassin, and thought of my father's heights when he won, how he galloped around. The depths of his despair at losing, I expected, would be equal to the peaks. He'd mope about, his face fallen and miserable, his posture stooped as if his back ached. I took my hand from the piece and leaned back in deliberation. — Rion Amilcar Scott

Touch'd either the Passions of Rage or Grief to a Miracle. — Barton Booth

There is no small act of kindness.
Every compassionate act makes large the world. — Mary Anne Radmacher

Paul substituted faith in Christ for the Christlike life. — Walter Kaufmann

I'm good at my own company. — Tim Curry

I'm forever being told that I'm an odd-looking actress, so it's great playing parts where there's no vanity. You just look as rough as you possibly can! — Anna Maxwell Martin

The Cross is the Word through which God has responded to evil in the world. — Pope Francis

When the whole world starts behaving like a big family, protecting and caring each other, the world will become a good place to live! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

The problem is that the things demanded by an empire, which is staying power, ruthlessness, the ability and the willingness to use its power around the world, it's something that democracies tend to be quite skeptical about. — Mark Danner

Through the practice of compassion and forgiveness, I was able to sustain my appreciation for her work and cope with the grief and disappointment I felt about the loss of this relationship. Practicing compassion enabled me to understand why she might have acted as she did and to forgive her. Forgiving means that I am able to see her as a member of my community still, one who has a place in my heart should she wish to claim it. — Bell Hooks