Descendentes 1 Quotes & Sayings

Whoever relies on the Tao in governing men doesn't try to force issues or defeat enemies by force of arms. For every force there is a counterforce. Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds upon oneself. The Master does his job and then stops. He understands that the universe is forever out of control, and that trying to dominate events goes against the current of the Tao. Because he believes in himself, he doesn't try to convince others. Because he is content with himself, he doesn't need others' approval. Because he accepts himself, the whole world accepts him. — Laozi

A responsive audience is the best encouragement an actor can have. — Al Jolson

You see, no one ever told her to keep her legs closed and crossed at the ankles. No one ever said: "Save it for the one you love" or "Good girls say no. — Bernice L. McFadden

For the first time Neil appreciated Andrew's apathy. In a stadium gone mad and with too much on the line tonight, Neil finally saw Andrew as the crucial eye of the storm. Because Andrew refused to get caught up in this, he was the only person on the court with a cool head. — Nora Sakavic

Though everyone may yearn for a tranquil death, the basic instinct to stay alive is a far more powerful force — Sherwin B. Nuland

Don't think this means I'm giving up. There's more than one way to decapitate a hellhound, and as it so happens, I know them all. — Jennifer Lynn Barnes

To quote copiously and well, requires taste, judgment, and erudition, a feeling for the beautiful, an appreciation of the noble, and a sense of the profound. — Christian Nestell Bovee

What people CAN do is very different from what they WILL do. — Tony Robbins

When I was a kid, I wrote to the BBC, and the producers sent me a huge package through the post with 'Doctor Who' scripts. I'd never even seen a script and couldn't believe that they actually wrote this stuff down. It sort of opened a door. — Peter Capaldi

I pull The Book of Shhh onto my lap and flip through the pages. Even though the psalms and prayers are still familiar, the words look strange and their meanings are indecipherable: It's like returning somewhere you haven't been since you were a child, and finding everything smaller and disappointing. — Lauren Oliver

Business, labor and civil society organizations have skills and resources that are vital in helping to build a more robust global community. — Kofi Annan

Whether your time calls you to live or die, do both like a prince. — Philip Sidney

It is the things you cannot see coming that are strong enough to kill you. — Jodi Picoult

I hope I will be a calm mother; I do yoga and I meditate, and those should help. — Courtney Thorne-Smith