Gairdner Gala Quotes & Sayings

For man seeks not so much God as the miraculous — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

After I was in an ambush, my uncles were happy - it was almost like a baptism. — Hyder Akbar

One of the enemies of creativity and innovation, especially in relation to our own development, is common sense. — Ken Robinson

He told people that their sins were forgiven, and never waited to consult all the other people whom their sins had undoubtedly injured. He unhesitatingly behaved as if He was the party chiefly concerned, the person chiefly offended in all offenses. This makes sense only if He really was God whose laws are broken and whose love is wounded in every sin. — C.S. Lewis

I don't need any valentine to show my love for you. As you always there in everything i do. — Prashant Chaudhari

Dani could not understand why everything around her was blurry until she realized that her eyes had filled with tears. — Toni Jackson

It is a paradoxical statement, but it takes incredible personal discipline to play with great freedom. — Dick Bennett

Sometimes parents limit the experiences their kids will have, saying they are going to fail; they can't ride a bike or do sports. — Marla Runyan

The walking tour guides one through the city's various landmarks, reciting bits of information the listener might find enlightening. I learned, for example, that in the late 1500s my little neighborhood square was a popular spot for burning people alive. Now lined with a row of small shops, the tradition continues, though in a figurative rather than literal sense. — David Sedaris

Sleep, honey. We can play later." And if she hadn't seen it with her own tired eyes, she never would've believed it. Like the snuffing of a candle, he was asleep in seconds. Burning red hot one moment, a ghost of dissipating smoke the next.

Hope inventoried his unguarded face, softer and so much younger in sleep, his enviably long lashes hiding the ever present jadedness. Fatigue pulled at her and she fought it, forcing her eyes open when they drifted shut.

"I'm not gonna fall in love with you, Beck. I'm gonna leave you in August."

She whispered the vow to a man in deep sleep. To a room cast in shadow. To a house steeped in tradition. To a woman mired in denial.

Sleep took her quickly, quicker than she wanted, and with it came the mocking sound of her surely spoken promise, echoing in her dreams like a school yard taunt. — Jodi Watters

I think they were scared of me because I was different. — Madonna Ciccone

By now, she was far from the scorch of these sands. After the ransom deal, she would be safely married in England. To Ashton. And Caine, who had hurt her far more than anything Abdullah had planned for her with that long, curved dagger, deserved no better than this torment of knowing it. — V.S. Carnes