Dericks Quotes & Sayings

It's a really skewed part of our culture that happiness is the end-all be-all. The people that force themselves to be happy all the time often end up being the most broken. — Mary Lambert

Though the only spout in sight was that of a Fin-Back, belonging to the species of uncapturable whales, because of its incredible power of swimming. Nevertheless, the Fin-Back's spout is so similar to the Sperm Whale's, that by unskilful fishermen it is often mistaken for it. And consequently Derick and all his host were now in valiant chase of this unnearable brute. The Virgin crowding all sail, made after her four young keels, and thus they all disappeared far to leeward, still in bold, hopeful chase.
Oh! many are the Fin-Backs, and many are the Dericks, my friend. — Herman Melville

He wears a mask, and his face grows to fit it. — George Orwell

When we talk about climate, we need to do everything we can to set the stage before the actors come on. And they may only have one chance at success. We should keep thinking: How do we maximize that chance of success? — David Titley

I am really blessed and very grateful for it. — Pam Grier

I clean this teapot with the kind of attention I would have were I giving the baby Buddha or Jesus a bath. — Thich Nhat Hanh

Times change, people change, thoughts about good and evil change, about true and false. But what always remains fast and steady is the affection that your friends feel for you, those who always have your best interest at heart. — Margot Frank

The only way to control chaos and complexity is to give up some of that control — Gyan Nagpal

Relevance is not something you can predict. It is something you discover after the fact. — Thomas Sowell

But what man does out of despair, is not necessarily a key to his character. I have always thought that the real key is in that which he seeks for his enjoyment. — Ayn Rand

Enlightenment is, in the end, nothing more than the natural state of being. — Adyashanti

Even on the most serious ballads, I'll throw in a tongue-in-cheek remark. — Brad Paisley

Wherever I go throughout the world - no matter the language, no matter the culture - I thrill to hear the testimonies of the Saints. — Joseph B. Wirthlin

I look for that stimulation constantly. I'm looking for inspiration and stimulation. Not bored with what we've done. — Paul Weller

If thou desire to see thy child virtuous, let him not see his father's vices: thou canst not rebuke that in them, that they behold practised in thee; till reason be ripe, examples direct more than precepts: such as thy behaviour is before thy children's faces, such commonly is theirs behind their parents' backs. — Francis Quarles