Kittish Jewish Quotes & Sayings

Sir, what is a pearl?"
"My worthy Ned," I answered, "to the poet, a pearl is a tear of the sea; to the Orientals, it is a drop of dew solidified; to the ladies, it is a jewel of an oblong shape, of a brilliancy of mother-of-pearl substance, which they wear on their fingers, their necks, or their ears; for the chemist, it is a mixture of phosphate and carbonate of lime, with a little gelatine; and lastly, for naturalists, it is simple a morbid secretion of the organ that produces the mother-of-pearl among certain bivalves. — Jules Verne

I am a curious person and, believe it or not, I really do like to sit back and listen to people's stories. — Nina Blackwood

Some folk, too, believe what the loudest talker says. And some folk because it frightens them not to. — Anne McCaffrey

Empowerment is a thing that you earn over time - as you overcome obstacles, learn, and accomplish things, you become empowered. Empowerment is not a thing that you are born with and that the parent's job is to get out of the way of. Empowerment is a thing that you earn. And some of that is that you become empowered by knowing that you were disempowered or by knowing that there were tremendous limits on what you were able to do, as a young person. — John Roderick

I just sing the song and I sing it with conviction, meaning and I get into the mood of every song I do no matter how much time I have in between. — B.J. The Chicago Kid

There is no mercy in trading life for life. And certainly no righteousness. Mercy, once given, cannot be taken back. — Janet Morris

Depending on what you do and how you do what you do, I wouldn't recommend for everyone to allow themselves to be public online. I think it also in some way, shape or form allows you to answer questions that otherwise would be lingering and dictate your own path instead of having your path dictated by the media. — Ashton Kutcher

I'm in another country, the one called home. I am alive. I am a precious jewel. I am a drop of blood. I am Ruby Lennox. — Kate Atkinson

Your nature is to keep quiet. You came from silence and you have to return to silence ... you are dancing only for a little while you see ... a little while you are dancing. — H.W.L. Poonja

In plotting a book, my goal is to raise the stakes for the characters and, in so doing, keep the reader mesmerized. — Barbara Delinsky

Teach all men to fish, but first teach all men to be fair. Take less, give more. Give more of yourself, take less from the world. Nobody owes you anything, you owe the world everything. — Suzy Kassem