Nehring Quotes & Sayings

One could say that what differentiates ancient from modern philosophy is the fact that, in ancient philosophy, it was not only Chrysippus or Epicurus who, just because they had developed a philosophical discourse, were considered philosophers. Rather, every person who lived according to the precepts of Chrysippus or Epicurus was every bit as much a philosopher as they. — Pierre Hadot

Some men's words I remember so well that I must often use them to express my thought. Yes, because I perceive that we have heard the same truth, but they have heard it better. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

The key to happiness - as any good fairy godmother will tell you - is not to avoid problems, but to overcome them. — Janette Rallison

The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare. — Juma Ikangaa

Love, far from being blind, is the very emotion that allows us to see. — Cristina Nehring

The bat is the Aboriginal symbol of death. Did you know that? Harry did not. — Jo Nesbo

But if there was one thing that all my years as the Spider, all the battles, all the brushes with my own death, had taught me, then it was THIS.
That THIS was what was important. This moment right now and all the ones that we are lucky enough to have after it. Today, tomorrow, hell, maybe even forever. — Jennifer Estep

There's something about the Strat's shape that is at once masculine and feminine — Bonnie Raitt

It is more difficult to stay on top than to get there. — Mia Hamm

At its strongest and wildest and most authentic, love is a demon. It is a religion, a high-risk adventure, an act of heroism. Love is ecstasy and injury, transcendence and danger, altruism and excess. In many ways, it is a divine madness. — Cristina Nehring

Too often, it is only love that makes us engaged enough, alert enough, alive enough to see — Cristina Nehring

The economic metaphor came to be applied to every aspect of modern life, especially the areas where it simply didn't belong. In fields such as education, equality of opportunity, health, employee's rights, the social contract and culture, the first conversation to happen should be about values and principles; then you have the conversation about costs, and what you as a society can afford. — John Lanchester

Learn from your disappointments and failures and with God's help seek to overcome them. Ask yourself, could I have done anything to prevent this? Were my hopes and dreams unrealistic, or were my motives wrong?
Is there a new path God wants me to explore? — Billy Graham

Those whom even love cannot shake from their habitual aversion to risk and inertia are those who are truly unredeemable. — Cristina Nehring

His intuition was luminous from the instant you met him. So was his intelligence. A lot of actors act intelligent, but Philip was the real thing: a shining, artistic polymath with an intelligence that came at you like a pair of headlights and enveloped you from the moment he grabbed your hand, put a huge arm round your neck and shoved a cheek against yours; or if the mood took him, hugged you to him like a big, pudgy schoolboy, then stood and beamed at you while he took stock of the effect. (About Philip Seymour Hoffman) — John Le Carre

My own life is wonderful, but if I had to live the life of someone else, I'd gladly choose that of Julia Child or Dr. Seuss: two outrageously original people, each of whom fashioned an idiosyncratic wisdom, passion for life, and sense of humor into an art form that anyone and everyone could savor. — Julia Glass

I've gone cold turkey. Completely. I haven't even jerked off. Not once. In nine frigging days. I think the buildup of semen is starting to affect my brain. Like sugar to a diabetic. — Emma Chase