Makdisi Bakery Quotes & Sayings

There is one thing we can do better than anyone else: we can be ourselves. — William Arthur Ward

You [demagogues] are like the fishers for eels; in still waters they catch nothing, but if they thoroughly stir up the slime, their fishing is good; in the same way it's only in troublous times that you line your pockets. — Aristophanes

God doesn't want meaningless gifts. In fact, God doesn't need your gifts. He doesn't need your weekly tithe. He doesn't need you to help your neighbor shovel. He doesn't need anything from you. But He wants your heart. He loves you. He doesn't want you to feel obligated to do something for Him, but if you love Him, you will want to do things for Him. You'll want to serve, to help, to live your life with open hands. The gifts you present won't be meaningless - they will be out of love. It will be a sweet aroma to God and He will be pleased. Not because you're following a routine but because you're pouring out love. — Tania Goody

All my tales are true, drawn from life, and a life story is not a tidy thing. — Karen Lord

It is not enough to acquire wisdom, it is necessary to employ it. — Marcus Tullius Cicero

My creative process is quite slow. I hear melodies in my head while I'm washing the dishes and I allow my subconscious to do the work. — Sinead O'Connor

I was beginning to see serious drawbacks to this loyalty thing. — Jocelynn Drake

The Documents Project has actively collected documentation on both island-based Puerto Rican art as well as Nuyorican art in the United States through partnerships and researchers ceded at the University of Puerto Rico's museum in San Juan and Hunter College's Center for Puerto Rican Studies in New York City, respectively. — Mari Carmen Ramirez