Mavrakis Pond Quotes & Sayings

I've never been a feminist. — Dolly Parton

What we name must answer to us; we can shape it if not control it. — Starhawk

Both learned and unlearned young men seldom go to church, and in general do not attend to their spiritual education, looking upon it as unnecessary and giving themselves up to worldly vanity. Attention must be paid to this. It is the fruit of pride ... They consider attendance at church and Divine service as the business of the common people and women, forgetting that, in the temple, Angels officiate with trembling, together with men, and regard this as their highest bliss. — John Of Kronstadt

Every country that's ever been the most powerful country in the world ceases to be the most powerful country in the world at some point. — Steve Earle

I don't listen to a huge amount of music generally. Partly because you've sat in a studio for 10 hours and then when you come home you just want to read a book, and listen to the sound of your central heating system. — Herbert

A modern fascination with the fantastic seems to come along every couple of generations, usually at a point when we're future saturated. — Steve Erickson

In our culture, snails are not considered valiant animals - we are constantly exhorting people to "come out of their shells" - but there's a lot to be said for taking your home with you wherever you go. — Susan Cain

The enemy wants to steal our peace and keep us stirred up, anxious, fearful, upset, and always in a stance of waiting for something terrible to happen at any minute. — Stormie O'martian

You see, you closed your eyes. That was the difference. Sometimes you cannot believe what you see, you have to believe what you feel. And if you are ever going to have other people trust you, you must feel that you can trust them, too
even when you're in the dark. Even when you're falling. — Mitch Albom

But I'd learned a long time ago that the worse things are, the more people lie about them. — Ripley Patton

As long as we define stress as how some person or situation is making us feel, we will have to change the world around us to find peace of mind. — Bill Crawford

You cannot put the same shoe on every foot. — Publilius Syrus