Footes Shed Quotes & Sayings

He considered that a moment, rolling the sweet over his tongue. There are times when it is entirely safe to show one's vulnerability, to roll over and reveal the soft underbelly beneath. But there are other times when pain must be borne without a murmur, when the pain is so consuming that if you give in to it, even in the slightest, you have lost everything. — Deanna Raybourn

Isaac Asimov's "Three Laws of Robotics"
A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
A robot must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. — Isaac Asimov

It's not supposed to be easy. Anyone who finds it easy is stupid. — Charlie Munger

If women were necessary, God would have one. — Eduardo Galeano

She closed her eyes while he touched her with all the care in the world, and she started to heal. — Jodi Picoult

The only thing I knew to do with a man was what I'd learned from my parents: to fight or not fight. I had no idea how to craft a partnership beyond that one basic thing. — Veronica Chambers

On the whole, people with a fixed mindset prefer effortless success, since that's the best way to prove their talent. — Carol S. Dweck

You know the great irony is that people think you have to have money to enjoy fine food, which is a shame. — Ted Allen

Sacrifice is the very essence of religion; ... Without sacrifice there is no true worship of God. — Gordon B. Hinckley

The attempt to restrain prices within limits has to be given up. A government that sets out to abolish market prices is inevitably driven towards the abolition of private property. — Ludwig Von Mises

Behold, now, another providence of God. A ship comes into the harbor. — William Bradford

See things from the boy's point of view. — Robert Baden-Powell

You are strong and young, and you will find a way out of this darkness. But that path will belong to you. No one else. — Melina Marchetta

I never remember my parents having an argument. — Brunello Cucinelli