Gurian Furniture Quotes & Sayings

A man is truly free, even here in this embodied state, if he knows that God is the true agent and he by himself is powerless to do anything. — Ramakrishna

People "at the top" are eager to attribute their position to their own intellect, savvy, and hard work. The reality is much more complicated. Personal connections, family environment, and what appears to be plain luck determine how successful a person is. We are the product of three things- genetics, environment, and our personal choices- but two of these three factors we have no power over. We are not nearly as responsible for our success as our popular views of God and reality lead us to think. — Timothy Keller

Give young people a chance, our generation may just surprise you. — Marc Kielburger

If truth were not boring, science would have done away with God long ago. But God as well as the saints is a means to escape the dull banality of truth. — Emil Cioran

And he wrote the single most famous poem about the death camps, "Todesfuge" (Death Fugue). — Clive James

I believe that President [George W.] Bush was correct. I thought that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, and I supported him steadfastly, and once we committed we should see it through. — Jeff Sessions

I say it must have been great to grow up when men were men. He says men have always been what the are now, namely incapable of coping with life without the intervention of God the Almighty. Then in the oven behind him my pizza starts smoking and he says case in point. — George Saunders

The South is full of memories and ghosts of the past. For me, it is the most inspiring place to write, from William Faulkner's haunted antebellum home to the banks of the Mississippi to the wind that whispers through the cotton fields. — Alexandra Adornetto

It takes a certain kind of man willing to work long, grueling hours in a career offering few rewards. — Jon Michaelsen

Pain? I know pain at the molecular level... It pulls at my atoms... Sings to me in an alphabet of fear... I am the boiling man... come to break the bones of your sins, meat puppet... — James O'Barr

A picnic? It's a little late for Central Park, don't you think? It's full of-'
He waved a hand. 'Faeries. I know.'
'I was going to say muggers,' said Clary. 'Though I pity the mugger who goes after you. — Cassandra Clare

The Father does not welcome you because you have been trying hard, because you have made a thoroughgoing confession or because you have been making spiritual strides recently. He does not welcome you because you have something you can be proud about. He welcomes you because his Son died for you. — John White

There's not a word that describes us. We're not alternative, metal or grunge - we're not any of that. We're just what we are. — Jerry Cantrell

As system virtualization becomes mainstream, IT managers will find a greater need for disk imaging for disaster recovery and systems deployment,. — Walter Scott

She put a hand up to her scars, whispering, Your love comes with a heavy price tag. — Cambria Hebert