Gwendale Thomas Quotes & Sayings

Musicians are very mysterious and wonderful people to me; I don't know how they do it. — John Updike

Nothing can be more puritanical in application than the virtues. — Muriel Spark

Behind thy thoughts and feelings, my brother, there is a mighty lord, an unknown sage - it is called Self; it dwelleth in thy body, it is thy body. There — Friedrich Nietzsche

He was still dazed, and though she hated to admit it, he was actually rather attractive. If a girl happened to like that square-jaw, bright-blue-eyes, devilish-dimples kind of thing. Although he was in desperate need of a haircut and a good shave. — Marissa Meyer

There is my truth. There is your truth. And there is their truth. The absolute truth is with God. — Psyche Roxas-Mendoza

Here is what Muslims and Muslim organizations are expected to say: "As a Muslim, I condemn this attack and terrorism in any form." This expectation we place on Muslims, to be absolutely clear, is Islamophobic and bigoted. — Max Fisher

A balanced life is like a three legged stool. Each leg - nutrition, fitness and wellness- is necessary and supports the other. — Ellie Krieger

Let those flatter, who fear; it is not an American art.61 To give praise which is not due might be well from the venal, but would ill beseem those who are asserting the rights of human nature. ... Open your breast, sire, to liberal and expanded thought. Let not the name of George the third be a blot in the page of history. ... The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest. Only aim to do your duty, and mankind will give you credit where you fail. No longer persevere in sacrificing the rights of one part of the empire to the inordinate desires of another; but deal out to all equal and impartial right. ... This is the important post in which fortune has placed you, holding the balance of a great, if a well poised empire. — Jon Meacham

The worse a person is the less he feels it. — Seneca The Younger

When you are influential and highly respected, people tend to tell you what you want to hear, not what you need to hear. They are seeking your approval, or they flatter you. Unfortunately, this creates a gap between what you hear and reality. If you find yourself in that situation, you will need to work extra hard to get the people close to you to speak honestly into your life. And you will have to become highly intentional in observing and listening. — John C. Maxwell

The heart is what is important. There is nothing more vulnerable, nothing more corruptible than the human mind; nor is there anything as powerful, steadfast and ennobling. — Daisaku Ikeda

Three essential virtues are patient, loyalty and kindness. — Lailah Gifty Akita

God wants us ... to talk to him as to a friend or father-authentically, reverently, personally, earnestly. — Bill Hybels

I probably saved more black lives as mayor of New York City than any mayor in the history of this city. And I did it by having to use police officers in black areas where there was an astounding amount of crime. If that crime was in white areas, police officers would be in white areas. — Rudy Giuliani