Funny Nigerian Proverb Quotes & Sayings

Pause and remember - The more you stay focused on your blessings the less stressed your life will be! — Jennifer Young

In his heart he was highly delighted with his friend's suggestion, but he thought it a duty to conceal his feeling. He was not a nihilist for nothing! — Ivan Turgenev

When Allah inspires your tongue to ask, know that He wants to give — Ibn Ata Allah

Let each of you keep close company with his heart, let each of you confess to himself untiringly. Do not be afraid of your sin, even when you perceive it, provided you are repentant, but do not place conditions on God. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

I know as well as thee that I am no poet born
It is a trade, I never learnt nor indeed could learn
If I make verses-'tis in spite
Of nature and my stars I write. — Benjamin Franklin

The only failures are those who fail to try. — Lester B. Pearson

The complementary movement towards divine love is growth in humility which is the acceptence of the reality about ourselves, our own weakness and limitations. — Thomas Keating

This current government in Iraq has never fulfilled the commitments it made to form a unity government with the Kurds, the Sunnis and the Shia. We have worked hard with them within the confines of our ability to do that but we can't dictate to them. — Chuck Hagel

It's not like my old self - I'm not in character anymore, I'm me. I'm not hiding behind that anymore. — Damon Albarn

A new civil rights movement cannot be organized around the relics of the earlier system of control if it is to address meaningfully the racial realities of our time. Any racial justice movement, to be successful, must vigorously challenge the public consensus that underlies the prevailing system of control. Nooses, racial slurs, and overt bigotry are widely condemned by people across the political spectrum; they are understood to be remnants of the past, no longer reflective of the prevailing public consensus about race. Challenging these forms of racism is certainly necessary, as we must always remain vigilant, but it will do little to shake the foundations of the current system of control. The new caste system, unlike its predecessors, is officially colorblind. We must deal with it on its own terms. — Michelle Alexander

When it comes to celebrities and tabloids, to me that is a bummer. That's a little disappointing. And it is amazing how things really get made. I always used to think that where there is smoke there is fire, and now I see stories pop up out of nowhere with no basis in reality. — Jon Favreau

I've had a lot of therapists, so I've had the opportunity to approach my fear in many different ways. I've faced it head on and sideways and tried to tiptoe up behind it. — Anna White

Bad music is the attempt to imitate something that has very strong rules and grammar. — Carlo Grante

I just think this is people who are chronically looking for ways to be upset about things ... — Scott Walker