Fleetness Of Life Quotes & Sayings

One thing is certain. I am not afraid to act as my conscience dictates, no matter what the world may think ... — Antoinette Brown Blackwell

You say grace before meals. I say grace before I dip the pen in the ink. — G.K. Chesterton

I read a lot of plays as a kid, but I didn't see that many plays, so I feel better-versed in film history and film structure. I just think it's easier to think in pictures. — Zoe Kazan

The Blessing
Heads are covered by the Tallit, or prayer shawl; hands are extended out with the fingers splayed to form the shape of the letter Shin, the first letter in the word Shaddai, a name for the Almighty. The chant, in Hebrew, is loud and ecstatic: "May the Lord bless and keep you."
The Shekhina is summoned; the feminine essence of God. She enters the sanctuary to bless the congregation. The very sight of her, the awesome light emanating from the Shekhina, is dangerous to behold. — Leonard Nimoy

Faith keeps you going, but doubt keeps you from going off the deep end. — Brad Warner

The GOP needs to figure out a way to become more appealing to new constituencies. — Jonah Goldberg

In 1979, Iranians carried out an illegitimate act: They overthrew a tyrant that the United States had imposed and supported, and moved on an independent path, not following U.S. orders. — Noam Chomsky

The beaver dam had been constructed on the ruins of a man-made one, built by the CCC back in the thirties and later dynamited by an irate Finn who'd objected to the government's meddling with nature. — Philip Caputo

To fulfill that mission, my teachers made sure they "knew" us. They knew our parents, our economic status, where we worshipped, what our homes were like, and how we were treated in the family. — Bell Hooks