Gradovan Quotes & Sayings

The most futile cry of man is his impossible wish to be understood — Arun Joshi

At first sight, his address is certainly not striking; and his person can hardly be called handsome, till the expression of his eyes, which are uncommonly good, and the general sweetness of his countenance, is perceived. — Jane Austen

The amount of resources we put in are disparate. We put billions of dollars into fuel-efficient technologies. How much are we putting into energy behavior change in a credible, systematic, testing way? — Sendhil Mullainathan

We need to reclaim the "goodnewness" of the gospel, and the best place to start is to rediscover the good news ourselves. — Philip Yancey

The real strength comes from learning how to trust again. — Bella Andre

Look," she sighed. "You might be a lovely lad, in fairness you look like a lovely lad, but I can't take the chance. My kids wouldn't even be able to remember what I was wearing to tell the police. And all the recent photographs of me are bad, very jowly. I couldn't have them stuck to the lamp posts around the city. On your way, son." (Woman to Matt, when he tried to give her a lift.) — Marian Keyes

I was named after the great emperor Cyrus as my father, Farokh Broacha, was a great admirer of the Persian emperor. Continuing the tradition, I have named my son after Mikhail Gorbachev, someone whom I admire. He gave his people freedom. — Cyrus Broacha

A suit is a sign of respect. — Matt Berninger

You can't know the meaning of the lesson until class is over! — Pearl Cleage

The bible of cooking. The all-time argument ender. Early in my cooking career, I wielded my Larousse like a weapon and it never let me down. — Anthony Bourdain

We do not want to be beginners [at prayer]. but let us be convinced of the fact that we will never be anything but beginners, all our life! — Thomas Merton

You forget: I have an addictive personality. I'm addicted to you. Somehow I think you could do all sorts of bad things to me, and I'd still come back to you. Just keep things honest, okay? Tell me what you're feeling. If you're feeling something for Dimitri that's confusing you, tell me. We'll work it out. — Richelle Mead

Never use the phrase: 'buy my book' - ever. — Heather Hart

Even films without music are inspiring, as I think a good story is full of changes, different paces, and ideas. — Volker Bertelmann