Mariette Himes Quotes & Sayings

Though we [Humanists] take a strict position on what constitutes knowledge, we are not critical of the source of ideas. Often intuitive feelings, hunches, speculation, and flashes of inspiration prove to be excellent sources of novel approaches, new ways of looking at things, new discoveries, and new information. We do not disparage those ideas derived from religious experience, altered states of consciousness, or the emotions; we merely declare that testing these ideas against reality is the only way to determine their validity as knowledge. — Fred Edwords

Lord, where shall I find you? Your place is lofty and secret. And where shall I not find you? The whole earth is full of your glory! You are found in our innermost heart, yet you fixed earth's boundaries. You are a strong tower for those who are near and the trust of those who go far. I have sought to come near you; I have called to you with all my heart; and when I went out towards you, I found you coming towards me. — Judah Halevi

When I'm scared - and I'm always scared when I have to face an audience, when I have to read a review, when I publish a book ... then, I think of my grandfather. My grandfather was this strong, tough Basque who would never bend ... What would he do? Well, he would go ahead, close his eyes, and drive forward. You do it and the spirit that is within you ... is there. — Isabel Allende

We are here to laugh at the odds. — Charles Bukowski

It's not the size of the nose that matters, it's what's inside that counts. — Steve Martin

Imagination in poetry, as distinguished from mere fancy is the transfiguring of the real or actual to the ideal. — Alfred Austin

Bitter experience has taught us how fundamental our values are and how great the mission they represent. — Jan Peter Balkenende

Faith means wanting God and wanting to want nothing else. — Brennan Manning

Man is the centrality of God's purpose on earth — Sunday Adelaja

I've always thought of the western as American storytelling at its best. — Kiefer Sutherland

If everything was going smoothly you would never build character. — Maria Sharapova

Time management is about life management. — Idowu Koyenikan

But it is one of the great consolations in nature that a man, however unattractive, will find that he is attractive - to some woman. — Agatha Christie