Maphia Quotes & Sayings

The ground of mercy is love, and the working of mercy is our keeping in love. And this was shewed in such manner that I could not have perceived of the part of mercy but as it were alone in love; that is to say, as to my sight. — Julian Of Norwich

The cure is in the house, not brought by other hands from distant places, but by its own, in agony and blood. — Aeschylus

Toxic remnants of war represent a profound challenge for the protection of public health and the restoration of the environment in countries affected by conflict. — Widad Akreyi

You might think that after all the shameful capitulations made by the government during the ups and downs of their negotiations with the maphia ... they could sink no lower. Alas, when one advances blindly across the boggy ground of realpolitik, when pragmatism takes up the baton and conducts the orchestra, ignoring what is written in the score, you can be pretty sure that, as the imperative logic of dishonor will show, there are still, after all, a few more steps to descend. — Jose Saramago

I found that married life gave me the necessary freedom to follow an ambition which had been with me since childhood; and so I started to write in earnest. — Jean Plaidy

When I undertake to tell the best, I find I cannot. My tongue is ineffectual on its pivots, My breath will not be obedient to its organs, I become a dumb man. — Walt Whitman

Free speech is meant to protect unpopular speech. Popular speech, by definition, needs no protection. — Neal Boortz

I get a million ideas a day and I don't put too much weight on any one of them. The ones that really stick in my head are the ones I end up doing. — Justin Zackham

Do what you can while you can. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Sometimes I try to erase myself. And then, if I've done a good job, I'm erased. I'm nothing. And then the world is free to flow into me like water into an empty bowl. And I see. I hear. But not with eyes and ears. I'm not outside my world anymore, and I'm not really inside it either. The thing is, there's no difference between me and the universe. The boundary is gone. I am it and it is me. I am a stone, a cactus thorn. I am rain. — Jerry Spinelli

Mindfulness is the awareness of what is going on in us and around us in the present moment. It requires stopping, looking deeply, and recognizing both the uniqueness of the moment and its connection to everything that has gone on before and will go on in the future. — Thich Nhat Hanh

I don't intentionally try to find the scripts with unattractive characters, but I think that if a character is described in a script as heart-stoppingly beautiful, and there's nothing else said about her, it just doesn't hold a lot of interest for me. — Amy Adams

I never thought of retiring. I'm a racer. — Connie Kalitta

People say, "Now you've given up booze at least you can remember what you did last night." I say, "Yeah, nothing." - Frank Skinner — Jimmy Carr

I grew up in a very strong, nuclear family. My father was a sportsman. He represented South Africa in a couple of sports, so he was a very positive person and someone who encouraged you to be your best and give your best with everything that you do. — Gail Kelly