Inspirational Congratulatory Quotes & Sayings

Sometimes you have to be silent to be heard. — Stanislaw Jerzy Lec

Now, Ron, the Sorting's much more important than food," said Nearly Headless Nick as "Madley, Laura!" became a Hufflepuff. " 'Course it is, if you're dead," snapped Ron. — J.K. Rowling

Elvira, as befitting one who represented a magazine, registered first and demanded a room and bath. She pronounced it "bawth." The clerk seemed aghast at the request. However, in that hotel, any lady got whatever she asked for. It was her unquestioned right, as a lady. But there was no bath in the hotel, nor running water for that matter. The clerk faltered out something about a nice bowl and pitcher in every room, and said he thought they could provide a foot tub. He was sorry; there was no bath. Elvira couldn't grasp the situation. She thought the clerk was stupid--a hotel without a bath was a contradiction in terms. When she explained that she wanted something for complete immersion, the clerk seemed embarrassed. At his wits' end, he suggested (blushing like fire) that the colored boy could bring up the hog scalder. — Beatrice Fairfax

Defeat your fears and you can never be defeated. — Jeffrey Fry

Pain has a way of making us more honest. — Rob Bell

Be careful, you can get enslaved twice, once in your body and once in your mind. — Sue Monk Kidd

I sometimes seem to myself to wander around the world merely accumulating material for future nostalgias. — Vikram Seth

Life went on whether a person participated in it or not. — Lurlene McDaniel