Masoomeh Sharifi Quotes & Sayings

I lack the magnificent richness of color that animates nature. — Paul Cezanne

Respect all living things, and never take what you cannot give back, or destroy what you cannot create. — Bryant McGill

We'll not only survive,
we'll thrive,
be positively alive
with a little more space between us. — Robert Leland Taylor

Whoever gives himself up to solitude, Ah! he is soon alone. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

You will only fail to learn if you do not learn from failing. — Stella Adler

Having a clear mission and making sure you know that mission and making sure that mission comes through the company is probably the most important thing you can do for both culture and values. — Brian Chesky

Marriage is a gift from God to us; the quality of our marriages is a gift from us to Him. — L. Whitney Clayton

Of course, there can be clear indications that a teacher is not worth paying attention to. A history as a fabulist or a con artist should be considered fatal; thus, the spiritual opinions of Joseph Smith, Gurdjieff, and L. Ron Hubbard can be safely ignored. A fetish for numbers is also an ominous sign. Math is magical, but math approached like magic is just superstition - and numerology is where the intellect goes to die. Prophecy is also a very strong indication of chicanery or madness on the part of a teacher, and of stupidity among his students. One can extrapolate from scientific data or technological trends (climate models, Moore's law), but most detailed predictions about the future lead to embarrassment right on schedule. — Sam Harris

From Paul's perspective, in the light of the gospel, everything must serve the purpose of the glory of Christ, so it isn't therefore a tragedy that Paul's in prison being persecuted within or unjustly maligned without. No, it is a privilege. Paul considers it a blessing to be considered worthy to suffer for the cause of Christ. This is not the kind of Christianity any of us end up with except through a profound experiencing of Christ's cross applied to our lives. — Matt Chandler

Accept that no matter where you go to work, you are not an employee you are a business with one employee, you. Nobody owes you a career. You own it, as a sole proprietor. — Andy Grove

I look for two things when I am about to launch into a book. First, there has to be a dramatic arc to the story itself that will carry me, and the reader, from beginning to end. Second, the story has to weave through larger themes that can illuminate the world of the subject. — David Maraniss

Intolerance of your present creates your future. — Mike Murdock