Derun Clinic Quotes & Sayings

To live the first five years of your life feeling that you are valuable is a wonderful thing and, if you don't have it, then you spend the rest of your life trying to find it. I think my mother realised this and tried to compensate for my father's extreme preoccupation with himself. — Rick Stein

I could end the deficit in 5 minutes. You just pass a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP all sitting members of congress are ineligible for reelection. — Warren Buffett

People cannot accept their own evil if they do not at the same time feel loved, respected and trusted. — Jean Vanier

Watch where Jesus went. The one dominant note in His life was to do His Father's will. His was not the way of wisdom or of success, but the way of faithfulness. — Oswald Chambers

You can't 'cope with' change anymore than you can 'manage' stress. — Bill Crawford

I never lied to a person in my life; my kids didn't, either. — Art Modell

The girl traced the outline of her lover's shadow so she would always have a record of how he looked ... — Chuck Palahniuk

I looked at Mommy but quickly shook my head. "I don't want to miss her."
Becky put her soft, warm hand on my shoulder, just like Mommy used to when I was upset. "Your mom wants to be here with you. She wants that very much. But Jesus wants her with him right now."
I frowned. "I need her more than Jesus does. — Jamie McGuire

I look at life as a one-time opportunity, and you have to take pleasure in each moment, even if it is very problematic. — Ori Gersht

Today, almost half a century after the publication of the Encyclical [of Pius IX], new knowledge has led to the recognition in the theory of evolution of more than a hypothesis. It is indeed remarkable that this theory has been progressively accepted by researchers, following a series of discoveries in various fields of knowledge. The convergence, neither sought nor fabricated, of the results of work that was conducted independently is in itself a significant argument in favor of this theory. — Pope John Paul II

Do you usually show so little self restraint, special agent? Or do you ask all the girls to marry you? — Tate Hallaway

Lately, I am receiving numerous calls each night from telemarketers. They're calling with the frequent urgency of dumped boyfriends. At this point, I cannot help but wonder, is the entire telemarketing industry one big, jilted, clingy gay guy? — Augusten Burroughs

How to contact in case of an emergency?
I prefer 911 myself ... — Neil Leckman

I used to love to write. As a child I used to write all the time. I loved to write up until the second I got my first professional writing job. It turns out it's not that I hate to write. I hate, simply, to work. — Fran Lebowitz