Derek Frost Westbrook Quotes & Sayings

Da quod iubes et iube quod vis
Give what thou commandest and command what thou wilt — Augustine Of Hippo

Rights and rules, which are bonds of iron to a little man, are packthread to a giant. — Anthony Trollope

Supplementing the far, remote Glory-of-God expression in his face, the glory-of-doughnuts shone suddenly very warmly. — Eleanor Hallowell Abbott

most importantly love
like it's the only thing you know
at the end of the day
all this means nothing
this page
where you're sitting
your degree
your job
your money
nothing even matters
except love and human connection
who you loved
and how deeply you loved them
how you touched the people around you
and how much you gave them — Rupi Kaur

All my life I waited for someone who would say things like that to me. And for someone I didn't feel alone in the presence of. Someone who understood. Someone who would make me feel like it wasn't just me against the world. — Tiffanie DeBartolo

If someone shows you their true colors, don't try to repaint them — Unknown

She is a woman, how can you confuse her for a man? — Gloria D. Gonsalves

If that boy can't see what a good thing he could have with you, then he ain't worth your time. — Colleen Hoover

Doing beautiful things is its own reward. — Teller

Another British study discovered that average eight-year-olds were better able to identify characters from the Japanese card trading game Pokemon than native species in the community where they lived: Pikachu, Metapod, and Wigglytuff were names more familiar to them than otter, beetle, and oak tree. — Richard Louv

I had never seen so many books gathered in a single space as I saw in that room. I felt less afraid when I thought of all the other people who seemed to have had harder lives than mine. I disappeared completely to occupy the world of whatever book I was reading. — Petina Gappah

Pride is a very dangerous disease that can turn your talent, asset, and achievements into a handicap. — Uzoma Nnadi

The Bible sits on the pulpit of hundreds of different religious sects. — Ezra Taft Benson

When you become healthy, courageous, and hopeful, following your conscience becomes much easier. When people are healthy, courageous, and hopeful, it's difficult to bend their mind and will. They will speak out what they believe, and stand up and do what is right even when it means a loss to them. — Ilchi Lee