Getting Refreshed Quotes & Sayings

One of the few graces of getting old-and God knows there are few graces-is that if you've worked hard and kept your nose to the grindstone, something happens: The body gets old but the creative mechanism is refreshed, smoothed and oiled and honed. That is the grace. That is what's happening to me. — Maurice Sendak

Same old Satanic pact, only more of it. — Thomas Pynchon

When you get to the end will God say, "Well done," or, "What was up with that?" — Bill Hybels

Thousands of sheep, cattle, and donkeys were also cleansed through water as spoils of war and divided among the peoples. So too the thousands of shekels of items of silver, gold, bronze, and iron were purified through fire and also apportioned out to the tribes. On the final day of purification, Joshua and Caleb were getting ready to return to camp. They were in Joshua's tent eating a small meal of goat and bread. Joshua took a sip of wine from his goatskin flask. Caleb watched him closely. He had been watching Joshua closely these seven days. Joshua looked refreshed. And he looked different. Like he was a changed man from the one whose pursuit of rigid excessive holiness rose to a crescendo of self-righteous vengeance and hate. He had come to the end of himself and was crushed by his own unrighteousness. — Brian Godawa

I want to be the best daughter and wife and friend and person I can be. And I want to help empower the people around me to be the best they can be. — Chelsea Clinton

FLETCHER: What are--?
ANDREW: I need to talk to you.
FLETCHER: Now is not the time, I swear to God--
ANDREW: I can play that part, you know I can-- swear to God--
ANDREW: I can play that part, you know I can--
FLETCHER: I said NOT NOW!!! You want the part? Then...earn it. — Damien Chazelle

Reductionism is merciless. — Douglas Hofstadter

I've had years of teasing about my red hair, but I definitely think it toughened me up. If you're ginger, you end up pretty quick-witted. — Ed Sheeran