Maine Misery Quotes & Sayings

Precious jewel, you glow, you shine, reflecting all the good things in the world. Just look at yourself. — Maya Angelou

The Union, and the Constitution, are the picture of silver, subsequently framed around it. The picture was not made to conceal or destroy the apple, but to adorn and preserve it. The picture was made for the apple-not the apple for the picture. — Abraham Lincoln

This is a world that is much more uncertain than the past. In the past we were certain, we were certain it was us versus the Russians in the past. We were certain, and therefore we had huge nuclear arsenals aimed at each other to keep the peace. That's what we were certain of ... You see, even though it's an uncertain world, we're certain of some things. We're certain that even though the "evil empire" may have passed, evil still remains. — George W. Bush

Tell me what you want, sweetheart ... Anything. And I'll do it. — J. Lynn

He sat back with a satisfied grin. "I just wanted you to admit it." He was especially cute when he got cocky, and he knew it. — Laurelin Paige

You never heard anybody ask 'Elvis who?' — Charles Kuralt

The thing with dying was to try to not die and make death take you with surprise. — Gary Paulsen

As regards parents, I should like to see them as highly educated as possible, and I do not restrict this remark to fathers alone. — Quintilian

On the spiritual path, all the dreck and misery is transformed, maybe not that same day, but still transformed into spiritual fuel or insight. — Anne Lamott

Never waste your time trying to convince someone else of your worth. If they can't see it, they are not worth the effort. — Amari Soul

I still consider myself a little, fat kid from Hawaii. — Robert Kiyosaki

My father always cooks more polenta than he needs for a meal. The excess he spreads on an oiled surface and chills. Next day, he cuts out chunks, fries them in olive oil and serves with salad. — Yotam Ottolenghi

There is no cultivation of patience when your pattern is to just try to seek harmony and smooth everything out. Patience implies willingness to be alive rather than trying to seek harmony. — Pema Chodron

The 76ers hold a special place in my heart and I am intrigued by the opportunity to return to Philadelphia, where I was part of a rebuilding program, joining the team the year after it went 9-73 and going to the NBA Finals just four years later. — Doug Collins

It is essential that true joys be experienced, that the sunrise not leave us unmoved, for civilization depends on the true joys, all those that have nothing to do with money or affluence - nature, the arts, human love. — May Sarton