Goldstream Provincial Park Quotes & Sayings

Sorrow and loss are meant to prepare us for the vision of God to purge the inward eye that it may see Him. — Alexander MacLaren

We would sit in the living room, drink a case of Busch beer, and throw the empty cans into the kitchen for no reason whatsoever, beyond the fact that it was the most overtly irresponsible way for any two people to live. — Chuck Klosterman

It's always written that my father was a rich, conservative John Bircher. That is untrue. He was not rich. He was not a John Bircher. — Nancy Reagan

I believe that the Bible is the literal word of God. And I say no, it's not, Dad. Well, I believe that it is. Well, you know, some people believe they're Napoleon. That's fine. Beliefs are neat. Cherish them, but don't share them like they're the truth. — Bill Hicks

Fear not; the things that you are afraid of are quite likely to happen to you, but they are nothing to be afraid of. — John Macmurray

The fact that you have unlimited texts does not necessarily mean that you cannot stop talking — Dmitry Dyatlov

Don't just say you have read books. Show that through them you have learned to think better, to be a more discriminating and reflective person. Books are the training weights of the mind. They are very helpful, but it would be a bad mistake to suppose that one has made progress simply by having internalized their contents. Translation by Sharon Lebell — Epictetus

My job is to preach the Gospel, which has the power to change men's lives from the inside out. — Billy Graham

Only one rational path is open to us - simultaneous de-development of the [overdeveloped countries] and semi-development of the underdeveloped countries (UDCs), in order to approach a decent and ecologically sustainable standard of living for all in between. By de-development we mean lower per-capita energy consumption, fewer gadgets, and the abolition of planned obsolescence. — John Holdren

Well, my mother and certain other people in my life - a lot of important people - have said, "Floyd, nobody is perfect except for god." And I always knew that; I just wanted my victories to be flawless. I didn't want to get hit at all. I wasn't gonna make any mistakes. And that's the problem with me growing up and being around a trainer that wants his fighter to be perfect. — Floyd Mayweather Jr.

There are many faculties in man, each of which takes its turn of activity, and that faculty which is paramount in any period and exerts itself through the strongest nation, determines the civility of that age: and each age thinks its own the perfection of reason. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Gentle. Which people see as weak. — Patrick Rothfuss

The only salvation of the world today ... is the rapid dissemination of the basic values of the West, that is, the ideas of democracy, human rights, the civil society, and the free market. — Vaclav Havel

Man sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. — Dalai Lama

In the end, each of us is alone, but in the meantime, we must all huddle together to give one another comfort and warmth. — Sidney Sheldon