Mother Marys Quotes & Sayings

When we pray the Rosary, the goal is not so much to reflect on the words of the Hail Mary prayer itself. Rather, the Hail Marys are meant to be a kind of "background music" that helps us enter into contemplation of the mysteries. This background music is like the gentle hand of a mother on our shoulders, standing behind us, getting us to look at Jesus, contemplate his face, and love him through his mother's eyes, mind, and heart. — Michael Gaitley

If you are an ugly woman, you have no chance of getting a TV job. — Charles Barkley

When the West overpowered native populations, these actions, no matter how violent, were rationalized as manifestations of the natural order of things. "Manifest destiny" and "social Darwinism" laid the foundation for violent improvement of the world. Europeans saw themselves as superior and naturally born to rule. They believed that their domination of faraway lands brought "civilization" to the natives. In return, the rulers of the empires benefited. "The purpose of colonies was to supply the mother country with raw materials and to provide a market for her manufactured goods, — Eric Bogosian

The God who loved us enough to die for us when we cared nothing for him is not about to shortchange us in life. — Paul E. Little

I'm not the sort of person who fears failure. — Richard Branson

And it's inside myself that I must create someone who will understand. — Clarice Lispector

The Bible teaches that faith will manifest itself in three ways. It will manifest itself in doctrine - in what you believe. It will manifest itself in worship - your communion with God ... It will manifest itself in morality - in the way you live and behave. — Billy Graham

In 1950, when the Giants signed me, they gave me $15,000. I bought a 1950 Mercury. I couldn't drive, but I had it in the parking lot there, and everybody that could drive would drive the car. So it was like a community thing. — Willie Mays

I have an aristocratic smile and like to punch people. — Jonathan Safran Foer

No woman can resist a man who has tidal waves and earthquakes beneath the skin. — Jandy Nelson

Be Strong , Have Faith and Always Smile . — Ra'ad Ammari

When a person is loved, they are granted the strength of all seas. — Simon Van Booy

If you don't like Beyonce, then it's hard for me to trust you. It's like not liking world peace. — Seinabo Sey

Really, her [Mother Mary] spirit is everywhere, Lily, just everywhere. Inside rocks and trees and even people, but sometimes it will get concentrated in certain places and just beam out at you in a special way ... I started thinking about the world loaded with disguised Marys sitting around all over the place and hidden red hearts tucked about that people could rub and touch, only we didn't recognize them. — Sue Monk Kidd

I love meeting readers and booksellers and am beyond overwhelmed and gratified at the reception. Each day feels like an adventure. — John Corey Whaley

And yet sometimes we become the person we most dread. Or maybe we dread most the person we know we are to become. — Reif Larsen

I love the grandiosity of Hollywood movies, and even in independents, I love the canvas you can tell your story on. I love fiction filmmaking, you really feel like you're creating something. — George Hickenlooper