Financiero Periodico Quotes & Sayings

I have not been deaf to truth" and "I have not winked at injustice. — Maulana Karenga

A lottery is a tax on stupidity. — Ambrose Bierce

The lessons learned in journalism also apply. Writing for NPR has taught me to cut a piece in half and then in half again - without losing the essence. Apply that to the swollen prose of a bulky novel and you might reveal a beautiful work. — Julianna Baggott

Not everyone is nice and good to work with or grateful for the experience. — Jai Rodriguez

You see, what we do with what He gives us determines how much more we will get. — Joshua Stannard

Knowledge always desires increase, it is like fire, which must first be kindled by some external agent, but which will afterwards propagate itself. — Samuel Johnson

The very nature of cool is that you think about it too much and it becomes uncool. — Don Johnson

I do it because I want to exercise people's compassion and I do it because I really believe that for some reason what I do is important and meaningful. — Kyra Sedgwick

May today's short moments of joy become treasured memories in the future. — Nanae Chrono

He was the loser Indian father of a loser Indian son living in a world built for winners. — Sherman Alexie

Nothing patronizing, nothing sexist--just a slightly outdated politeness, and the general regard it might suggest. — Nickolas Butler

Not every oak has to be gnarled, every detective hard-bitten. The adjective that exists solely as a decoration is a self-indulgence for the writer and an obstacle for the reader. — William Zinsser

When we say we understand something, but we do not experience it, we do not understand it.

Understanding and experiencing are the same thing.

For example, we may say: I understand the importance of forgiveness BUT I can't do it.

Firstly, replace "I can't do it" with:
I am choosing to remain in the state of being of ignorance (misinformation), because I believe it to be the best option I can choose from.

Secondly, replace "I understand the importance of forgiveness" with:
"I do not understand the importance of forgiveness".

Being honest with oneself is the first step to self-understanding. — Raphael Zernoff

The development of our spiritual nature should concern us most. Spirituality is the highest acquisition of the soul, the divine in man; 'the supreme, crowning gift that makes him king of all created things.' It is the consciousness of victory over self and of communion with the infinite. It is spirituality alone which really gives one the best in life. — David O. McKay

Nobody looks perfect. We have to find peace with the way we look and get on with life. — Roger Ebert