Lipman Pike Quotes & Sayings

I wonder if anybody else feels this way, if anyone in here is as scared as I am. Are they as sad and angry and confused and ashamed? Is that even possible? Is it even possible for one building to hold all that pain? — Amy Reed

Don't spoil a good story by telling the truth. — Isabella Stewart Gardner

Lik the tree falling in the forest," says Ira.
"Huh?"
"You know, the old question - if a tree falls in a forest and no one's there to hear it, does it really make a sound?"
Howie considers this. "Is it a pine forest, or oak?"
"What's the difference?"
"Oak is a much denser wood; it's more likely to be heard by someone on the freeway next to the forest where no one is. — Neal Shusterman

Each of these individuals had at one time believed it was impossible for them to make a difference in a global problem. But they've discovered that together, with each of them carrying their own unique batons, they are unstoppable in carrying out God's plan. That sounds far too complex to be real, doesn't it? It sounds impossible. Fantastic! Impossible is God's starting point. — Christine Caine

Personally, I felt pretty safe. Librarians are like priests. You can tell them you want information on just about any subject and they never look at you weird. It's like a rule or something. I figured even in a small town like this, my question wouldn't be the strangest one the librarian had heard. I didn't know if librarians had any sort of official privacy code, but I was counting on confidence. They're not big talkers. It comes from being forced to be quiet all the time. — Eileen Cook

According to Buddhist scriptures, compassion is the "quivering of the pure heart" when we have allowed ourselves to be touched by the pain of life. — Jack Kornfield

Faith is not trying to believe something regardless of the evidence. Faith is daring to do something regardless of the consequences. — Sherwood Eddy

Our unending discords are the ransom of our freedom. — Rene Girard

We all live best in our imaginations. — Brad Meltzer

Don't ask me how to burn down a building. As me how to grow watermelons or how to explain nature to a child. that is what I want to grow old doing. Please afford me this. — Rod Coronado

Fairy tales to me are never happy, sweet stories. They're moral stories about overcoming the dark side and the bad. — Joe Wright

Expect nothing and you don't need the courage to hope, nor the strength to withstand disappointment when nothing comes. — Glen Duncan