James Pierson Beckwourth Quotes & Sayings

You teach me, I forget. You show me, I remember. You involve me, I understand. — Edward O. Wilson

[Naaman] dipped himself," it says, "seven times in Jordan." It was not for nothing that Naaman of old, when suffering from leprosy, was purified upon his being baptized, but as an indication to us. For as we are lepers in sin, we are made clean by means of the sacred water and the invocation of the Lord from our old transgressions, being spiritually regenerated as new-born babes, even as the Lord has declared: "Except a man be born again through water and the Spirit, he shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. — Irenaeus Of Lyons

If I had the luxury of working as a full time writer, I think you would see novels appearing on a much more regular, and frequent, basis. — John Scott

I'm not a rock star. Sure I am, to a certain extent because of the situation, but when kids ask me how it feels to be a rock star, I say leave me alone, I'm not a rock star. I'm not in it for the fame, I'm in it because I like to play. — Eddie Van Halen

The union of the Word and the Mind produces that mystery which is called Life ... Learn deeply of the Mind and its mystery, for therein lies the secret of immortality. — Joseph Addison

The strangest whim has seized me ... After all I think I will not hang myself today. — Gilbert K. Chesterton

When I do the music, I make the musicians listen to what's happening in the film. That way they treat the dialogue as if it was a singer. — Mike Figgis

They're cloaking," I said, as the pieces clicked into place. "They're using Iron glamour to twist the light around themselves so they appear invisible." I felt a thrill of discovery, of knowing I was right. All those years of watching Star Trek had finally paid off. — Julie Kagawa

I hope some future day will bring me the happiness of seeing my family again collected under our own roof, happy in ourselves and blessed in each other. — Abigail Adams