Holdovers From The Past Quotes & Sayings

One of the noblest words in our language is "grace," defined as "unearned blessing." We live by grace far more than by anything else. Accordingly, I find that the one thing which I want to put into practice in my own life is the conscious and deliberate habit of finding someone to thank. — D. Elton Trueblood

He knew me. He knew me through and through and he found no shame in me. — Ted Dekker

Never underestimate the ripple effect of one act of obedience.

It will never be all for nothing. — Mark Batterson

The difference between the two sides of the schism, is that one side puts out fires, and the other starts them. — Lemony Snicket

A life without love is like a year without spring. — Octavian Paler

Both of them had always taken delight in this most wonderful of holdovers from the academic Stone Age, the fact that the rector of the university was addressed as "Il Magnifico Rettore," the only thing Brunetti had learned in twenty years on the fringes of the university that had managed to make academic life sound interesting to him. — Donna Leon

When it comes to pinning blame, pin the tail on the donkeys. — Mitt Romney

As a concept, free-trade zones are as old as commerce itself, and were all the more relevant in ancient times when the transportation of goods required multiple holdovers and rest stops. Pre-Roman Empire city-states, including Tyre, Carthage and Utica, encouraged trade by declaring themselves "free cities," where goods in transit could be stored without tax, and merchants would be protected from harm. These tax-free areas developed further economic significance during colonial times, when entire cities- including Hong Kong, Singapore and Gibraltar - were designated as "free ports" from which the loot of colonialism could be safely shipped back to England, Europe or America with low import tariffs. Today, the globe is dotted with variations on these tax-free pockets, from duty-free shops in airports and free banking zones of the Cayman Islands to bonded warehouses and ports where goods in transit are held, sorted and packaged. — Naomi Klein

The temple and the holy ordinances are indeed sacred, and we should be spiritually sensitive to them. It is a sacred blessing to attend the temple to worship the Lord. — L. Lionel Kendrick

That's maybe the reason he does so many things so that he will not have to think . — Gabriel Garcia Marquez

A patchwork of expedients, conflicting principles, innovations nobody understood, holdovers that ought to have been taken off the books years ago. Yet in the midst of modern confusion, fundamental — Michael Chabon

President Obama is riding the wrong horse on energy. — Harold Hamm

The Holy Spirit is not "the Doer," but rather the "Helper." He will not do it without us, but if we engage He will help us with what we need to make it happen — Rick Joyner

Every actor turns everything round to their character. — Ruth Wilson

Why is autobiography the most popular form of fiction for modern readers? — Jill Ker Conway