Granmda Quotes & Sayings

...not positive about the definition of existentialism but it seems like the opposite of nihilism in which case I suppose I may be. — Autumn

A cock should always know his limits and never have his eyes on the big heights like an eagle! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

I think an education is not only important, it is the most important thing you can do with your life. — Dean Kamen

War is the enemy of civilization. We cannot grow through war, Xander. It drags us down, filling our hearts with hatred and thoughts of revenge. — David Gemmell

It is amazing that something I did 23 years ago still has an audience that people respond to and I am touched and surprised that people are still very positive about. — Gil Gerard

If the lord came back today, [Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni] thought, he would probably be a mechanic, he reflected. That would be a great honour for mechanics everywhere. And there is no doubt but that e would choose Africa: Israel was far too dangerous these days. In fact, the more one thought about it, the more likely it was that he would choose Botswana, and Gabarone in particular. Now that would be a wonderful honour for the people of Botswana; but it would not happen, and there was no point in thinking about it any further. The Lord was not going to come back; we had had our chance and we had not made very much of it, unfortunately. — Alexander McCall Smith

Maybe it was me," Grandma said."Sometimes they sneak out.Did I fart? — Janet Evanovich

God has not given us specific instructions for each and every possible ethical issue we face, but neither are we left to grope in the dark and to make our decisions on the basis of mere opinion. This is an important comfort to the Christian because it assures us that in dealing with ethical questions, we are never working in a vacuum. The ethical decisions that we make touch the lives of people, and mold and shape human personality and character. It is precisely at this point that we need the assistance of God's superior wisdom. — R.C. Sproul

Alexander operated by the same principle. Let us conduct ourselves so that all men wish to be our friends and all fear to be our enemies. — Steven Pressfield

Dreamers should reach out for the highest potential, they should yearn for more despite the odds. — Euginia Herlihy

Every season has its beauty. — Nancy E. Turner

Straddling the top of the world, one foot in China and the other in Nepal, I cleared the ice from my oxygen mask, hunched a shoulder against the wind, and stared absently down at the vastness of Tibet. — Jon Krakauer

Inside the half-basement, they found Wroth alongside Garreth, grappling to hold up the ceiling.
The vampire's voice was incongruously calm when he asked, What kind of idiot would find this a worthy plan? — Kresley Cole