Dragon Sutra Quotes & Sayings

The country remains dependent on oil. But as we are now learning, oil is becoming increasingly scarce. — Armstrong Williams

Indolence is the worst enemy that the church has to encounter. Men sleep around her altar, stretching themselves on beds of ease, or sit idly with folded hands looking lazily out on fields white for the harvest, but where no sickle rings against the wheat. — Frederic Dan Huntington

The threat from Iran is, of course, their stated objective to destroy our strong ally Israel. That's a threat, a serious threat. It's a threat to world peace; it's a threat, in essence, to a strong alliance. I made it clear, I'll make it clear again, that we will use military might to protect our ally, Israel. — George W. Bush

The mai tai got its name when two Polynesian alcoholics got in a fight over some neckwear. — George Carlin

It is easy to speak God's name and to record his glory on paper and walls; but to praise God with an upright heart, to bless him for his benevolence, to call upon him in every distress, and to seek consolation from him - those are truly the greatest works, though rarely seen, alongside faith. When — Martin Luther

His gaze, blunted
by the unnumbered procession
of iron bars, uncounted
as his softly padded steps.
Smooth motion of blood and sinew
turning in its own, small circle
prescribed by bars and walls
... and skin, confined.
Suddenly, without warning,
a flash of light and image
pierces the caged brain,
and passing through its beating heart
to stillness finds its way. — Rainer Maria Rilke

I wince , but somehow I don't mind the pain ,I relish it. — Veronica Roth

When he realizes that Carmel's standing behind me, he quickly checks his face for drool and tries to smooth his hair down. Unsuccessfully. — Kendare Blake

had made us practise, in fact. Nearchos followed — Christian Cameron

Like the day Scoop's mother got bored of sipping brandy in her rocking chair and jumped from a tenth floor balcony. — R.D. Hale