Maijen Quotes & Sayings

After they had been reunited with their baby sister and learned the secret of Verbal Fridge Dialogue. And — Lemony Snicket

Pay no attention to critics. No one ever erected a statue to a critic — Werner Erhard

The key to anything in boxing and life is sticking to it. Never give up. — John Molina Jr.

The modern view of criminal justice, broadly, is that public concern with morality or expediency decrees expiation for the violation of a norm; this concern finds expression in the infliction of punishment on the evil doer by agents of the state, the evil doer, however, enjoying the protection of a regular procedure. — Max Weber

Because I expected so little, Gaines's painting is startlingly powerul. A lank-haired blond woman with a hard face sits at akitchen table in the harsh light of a bare bulb. She's surrounded by dirty cereal bowls and fast-food bags, and her shirt is open to the waist, revealing small sagging breasts. Her hollow eyes look out from the canvas with the sullen resignation of an animal that has helped build its own cage. — Greg Iles

Why do farmers farm, given their economic adversities on top of the many frustrations and difficulties normal to farming? And always the answer is: "Love. They must do it for love." Farmers farm for the love of farming. They love to watch and nurture the growth of plants. They love to live in the presence of animals. They love to work outdoors. They love the weather, maybe even when it is making them miserable. They love to live where they work and to work where they live. If the scale of their farming is small enough, they like to work in the company of their children and with the help of their children. They love the measure of independence that farm life can still provide. I have an idea that a lot of farmers have gone to a lot of trouble merely to be self-employed to live at least a part of their lives without a boss. — Wendell Berry

Atheism. There is not a single exalting and emancipating influence that does not in turn become inhibitory. — Andre Gide

There is none so quick to dismiss what they don't understand as those who are afraid of it. And maybe with reason. — Paula Brackston

The church's or Christian group's methods are as important as its message. — Francis Schaeffer

It isn't about what you do, but how you do it — John Wooden

Recipes are how we learn all the rules, and cooking is knowing how to break them to suit our tastes or preferences. — Shauna Niequist