Lumbly Quotes & Sayings

But when weariness finally forced him to be silent, he was no longer of use to his tormentors, and they sought amusement elsewhere — Mark Twain

You see, real freedom is something tangible- it's the American's birthright- but it is also something that can be taken away at a moment's notice. — Alex Gilvarry

Every state is different,' Lumbly was saying. 'Each one a state of possibility, with its own customs and way of doing things. Moving through them, you'll see the breadth of the country before you reach your final stop. — Colson Whitehead

I have been told that when a baby bird is ready to hatch, if you break the egg for the bird, it will die. The bird must peck its own way out of the egg into the world. This aggressive "workout" strengthens the bird, allowing it to function in the outside world. Robbed of this responsibility, it will die. This is also the way God has made us. If he "hatches" us, does our work for us, invades our boundaries, we will die. We must not shrink back passively. Our boundaries can only be created by our being active and aggressive, by our knocking, seeking, and asking — Henry Cloud

If you want to be your own master ... always be surprised by evil; never anticipate it. — Mary McCarthy

The children born of thee are sword and fire,
Red ruin, and the breaking up of laws, — Alfred Tennyson

We must remember that the soul is but a hollow which God fills. — C.S. Lewis

I wouldn't feel satisfied being on set every day doing a romantic comedy - I'd be bored to death. — Joaquin Phoenix

I think of myself as an assistant storyteller. — Harrison Ford

Fools with bookish knowledge art children with edged weapons; they hurt themselves, and put others in pain. — Johann Georg Ritter Von Zimmermann

We must respect the atmosphere which surrounds the human being — Henri Cartier-Bresson

Tiger and mountain lion. Fuck you. Fuck you for getting me out. You should have shot me. But you didn't have the guts to do it. Too weak. You just didn't care enough. You waited two years, and then you fucking stopped caring and tore out my fucking heart. Come on. Promises, Dan. Keep them. Cut it out. If you're a man. — Aleksandr Voinov

It's not convincing to say you are a child of God if you have none of the characteristics of your Father. — Kevin DeYoung

Followers want to be taken care of. Leaders want to take care of others. We can all be leaders. — Simon Sinek

Eluned had to work very hard not to stare impolitely, for Princess Celestine was reputedly the daughter of a dragon, and thus naturally the most interesting person who could possibly interrupt afternoon tea. — Andrea K. Host

If the doctor of today does not become the dietician of tomorrow, the dietician of today will become the doctor of tomorrow. — Alexis Carrel