Electrifies 10 Quotes & Sayings

Isn't a kid alive who doesn't dream about rewarding her folks, or punishing them. — Chuck Palahniuk

Even when she was speaking, her soul was in prayer reposing on an unseen support. — George Eliot

Sometimes I remember the way I used to be," she said as we sat across the table from each other, "and I'm surprised nobody ever smacked me."
I took a long sip of my coffee so that I would not have to answer her. I wanted to tell her that she ought to be more generous to the girl she used to be, if not out of respect for herself, then out of respect for me, or more specifically for the boy I used to be, who loved that girl, after all. — Kevin Brockmeier

For beauty is God's handwriting ... A nd, thank God for it as a cup of His blessing. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

You don't necessarily have to go a long way in New Zealand to be in some pretty dense and scary bush. — Sam Neill

If you want a successful marriage, let your husband do what he wants to do. — Rush Limbaugh

I take class. I'm always ballet ready. I'm ready to go - got my tights and my shoes. — Joan Chen

Mind is the wielder of muscles. The force of a hammer blow depends on the energy applied; the power expressed by a man's bodily instrument depends on his aggressive will and courage. The body is literally manufactured and sustained by mind. Through pressure of instincts from past lives, strengths or weaknesses percolate gradually into human consciousness. They express as habits, which in turn ossify into a desirable or an undesirable body. Outward frailty has mental origin; in a vicious circle, the habit-bound body thwarts the mind. If the master allows himself to be commanded by a servant, the latter becomes autocratic; the mind is similarly enslaved by submitting to bodily dictation. — Paramahansa Yogananda

He is a good man, but even a good man can fall for a glamorous woman. That is well known." "That is very well known," agreed Mma Ramotswe. "Look at Adam. Look how he fell for Eve." "Just because she had no clothes on, he fell for her," said Mma Makutsi. "That sometimes helps," said Mma Ramotswe. — Alexander McCall Smith

We don't need a War on Carbon. We need a new prosperity that can be shared by all while still respecting a multitude of real ecological limits - not just atmospheric gas concentrations, but topsoil depth, water supplies, toxic chemical concentrations, and the health of ecosystems, including the diversity of life they depend upon. — Alex Steffen

I remember him as something left behind upon the road of life - as something I have passed, rather than have actually been - and almost think of him as of someone else. — Charles Dickens

Why can't you just lie and cheat like the others?" Dan snapped. "Can't you just see that's better than being nice one minute and then turning around and selling us out? It may be very Cahill, but it stinks! Grace had a saying: Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, I'll conk you with this pet carrier! — Gordon Korman