Haverbrook Vanities Quotes & Sayings

Do not give up hope entirely in spite of the horror of your situation. I am mobilising all my mental capacities to obtain your unconditional freedom. — Leonora Carrington

The older we get, the fewer things seem worth waiting in line for. — Will Rogers

When we refuse to do what we are supposed to do at the right time, the consequence is that of pain and tragedy. — Sunday Adelaja

Housing waiting lists in the UK's local councils, who have a legal duty to help homeless and vulnerable people, are at an all-time high. With so much pressure on councils, domestic violence survivors can struggle to convince council employees they are a priority. Women have even spoken of being disbelieved when they disclose their need to flee because of violence. — Dawn Foster

Can you be brave?' I did not know. I did not think so. It seemed to me that all I had done so far that night was to run from things. — Neil Gaiman

I've dealt with numbers all my life, of course, and after a while you begin to feel that each number has a personality of its own. A twelve is very different from a thirteen, for example. Twelve is upright, conscientious, intelligent, whereas thirteen is a loner, a shady character who won't think twice about breaking the law to get what he wants. Eleven is tough, an outdoorsman who likes tramping through woods and scaling mountains; ten is rather simpleminded, a bland figure who always does what he's told; nine is deep and mystical, a Buddha of contemplation ... — Paul Auster

There is not one right way to ride a wave. — Jamie O'Brien

Sport develops your brain. It helps your learning. It's not an add-on at the end of the day. — Clare Balding

Nearly everyone could be undone by an old woman's displeasure. — Victor LaValle

I believe this is one of the tests of the Spirit-filled life. Is Christ becoming more and more evident in my life? Are people seeing more of Him, and less of me? — Billy Graham

Art is harmony. Harmony is the analogy of contrary and of similar elements of tone, of color and of line, conditioned by the dominate key, and under the influence of a particular light, in gay, calm, or sad combinations. — Georges Seurat

I'm not a romantic. — Jack Kevorkian

They [parents] can resist the impulse to "prove" their love by showering children with things they do not need and give them precisous time and attention instead. — Hillary Clinton

To get greater than 100% return on a growth step, give up defensiveness. Defensiveness stifles performance, and destroys relationships. — Henry Cloud