Kodjovi Kodjo Quotes & Sayings

Whatever he may seem to us, he is yet a servant of the Law; that is, he belongs to the Law and as such is set beyond human judgment. — Franz Kafka

I didn't handle fame very well at first. I got a little resentful. — Paul Henderson

As a ring of gold in a swine's snout, so is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion. - PROVERBS 11:22 — Rachel Held Evans

The harder I train, the luckier I get — Renzo Gracie

Those who were unlucky in life in spite of their skills would eventually rise. The lucky fool might have benefited from some luck in life; over the longer run he would slowly converge to the state of a less-lucky idiot. Each one would revert to his long-term properties. — Nassim Nicholas Taleb

On the one hand, I was happy to have a proper diagnosis. Aside from a trust fund and a royal title, that was really the only thing I'd ever wanted in life. On the other hand, I was offended to learn that my brain was defective. Or, I suppose I should say, "differently abled."
One thing I was not was surprised. Four generations of manic depression on my mother's side of the family. Three of autism on my father's side. Drug addict uncles, a pyromaniac cousin, a couple of schizophrenics and suicides, several flesh-and-blood geniuses, and a pecan farmer. You just cannot mix those raw ingredients together and then stick them inside my mother for nine months and expect something normal to come out. It's a wonder I wasn't born with a set of horns. — Augusten Burroughs

For one thing, everyone would insist that assumptions be stated explicitly and tested rigorously not as a stalling tactic or a form of make-work but out of a genuine desire to discover the truth that underlies every project's vision. — Eric Ries

Perhaps, a sin that humbles you is better than a good deed that makes you arrogant. — Hamza Yusuf

How terribly sad it was that people are made in such a way that they get used to something as extraordinary as living. — Jostein Gaarder

The American people want peace. They have long since ceased to talk of a hard or a soft peace for Germany. — James F. Byrnes

People are hard-wired for tribal identity. — Bruce Pavitt

You won't be the reason our family falls apart because I wouldn't allow a woman who loves my son as much as you do to walk out of his life." Stepping closer, Lillian placed a tentative hand on Emily's shoulder, her eyes spilling over with tears. "I wouldn't allow you to walk out of our lives. What you were about to give up, though it would've hurt my son, was selfless. I once knew a girl who loved a man so much it scared her, too." Lillian paused, her gaze falling on Chad. The corner of her mouth turned up in a small, sad smile as he made his way toward her. Bringing her eyes back to Emily's, Lillian shook her head. "It would've killed me if I had to give up those stolen breaths before he kissed me. Whether or not the baby you're carrying is my grandchild, I'd be honored to call you my daughter. — Gail McHugh

If the curriculum we use to teach our children does not connect in positive ways to the culture young people bring to school, it is doomed to failure. — Lisa Delpit

Love hurts. There is nothing as painful as heartbreak. But in order to learn to love again you must learn to trust again. — Nicholas Sparks