Maccabean Period Quotes & Sayings

I'm not interested in whether you've sat with the great; I'm interested in whether you've sat with the broken. — Unknown

Some people think it's an easy gig working as an extra, but you often have to stay very concentrated for long stretches in challenging conditions. — Gina Bellman

It takes a great deal of courage to follow another person's lead. — Bill Hybels

After tonight I will not date put pen to paper again. A blank page to me is like a drink to an alcoholic. — Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey

The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border? — Pablo Casals

Guenever began to breathe through her nose. She was feeling as if there were two red thumbs behind her eyeballs, trying to push them out, and she did not want to look at him. She was trying not to make a scene, and she dreaded her heart. She had shame and hatred of what she might say, but she could not help saying it. She was like a person swimming in a rough sea. — T.H. White

Ugwu had saved them, the same way he saved old sugar cartons, bottle corks, even yam peels. It came with never having had much, she knew, the inability to let go of things, even things that were useless. So when she was in the kitchen with him, she talked about the need to keep only things that were useful, and she hoped he would not ask her how the fresh flowers, then, were useful. — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Encouragement is a divine awaken of the soul. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I flipped open my phone and sent Daniel a text: I love you.
As I crawled into bed, my phone beeped with a message back from him: Always. — Bree Despain

Spiritual beings do not sweat life's small stuff. They also know that most of what drives us crazy in life is small stuff. The only thing that isn't small stuff is the reason you're on earth in the first place: to find that portion of the world's lost heart that only you can ransom with your love and authentic gifts and then return it, so that all of us can experience Wholeness. — Sarah Ban Breathnach

The strands of spaghetti were vital, almost alive in my mouth, and the olive oil was singing with flavor. It was hard to imagine that four simple ingredients [olive oil, pasta, garlic and cheese] could marry so perfectly. — Ruth Reichl

There's something spiritual in hard work. Spirituality isn't all aromatherapy and scented candles. — Craig Ferguson