Neujahr Quotes & Sayings

People who pray stand receptive before the world. They no longer grab but caress, they no longer bite but kiss, they no longer examine but admire — Henri Nouwen

You don't want to be that parent - the one who dresses his kid in a cloth sack when all the other kids are in Armani cloth sacks - especially in a time like ours, when materialism is not only rampant and ascendant but is fast becoming the only game in town. — George Saunders

If there were some recipe that would make all of our children really sane and civic-minded and hugely intelligent, I think we'd probably all do it. But I don't know that there is a recipe for creating that. — Amanda Peet

We can bomb and burn every inch of this country down, but that will never do the damage you two can do. A Silver prince turning against his crown, a Red girl with abilities. What will people say, when they see you standing with us? — Victoria Aveyard

Thinks the sun shines out yer clacker. — Tim Winton

Has Werner Herzog ever said anything that wasn't true? What a brilliant fountain of wisdom. Everything he touches I'm just fascinated by. — Dan Gilroy

I assumed that the pencil market was collapsing, but then it turns out that from 2010 to 2011 in the United States, pencil consumption went up by over six percent. I mean, those are all foreign-made pencils. Those are probably Chinese pencils, mostly, and Mexican pencils. I mean, it is an archaic communication technology, but it is still ubiquitous. — David Rees

I look at sport and competition as something that has been personally enormously beneficial to me. It's helped me create life skills. And if we carry ourselves with grace and dignity and try our best - even when we fall on our faces, as will happen sometimes - then I think people will see that. And that will be the message of sport and the Olympics. — Joey Cheek

Very talented people make some very bad songs so that people with a fourth grade reading level can sing along. Sure, corporate worship is good- but for me, I get very bored in Church trying to worship. — Reese Roper

Life is full of beautiful moments. Live your life to the fullest. And do what you
love. — Santonu Kumar Dhar

The last time I thought I was going to die, my life flashed before my eyes. I have always hated reruns on TV, so this time I just raised my arms and said "Do your worst. — John Lenahan

Sometimes the decision is placed in your hands and you just have to go with it, right or wrong, according to what you think is best. — C.S. Friedman

Don't you dare call me arrogant!If ever I had any at all-which I deny!- how much could I possibly have left after having been ridden over rough-shod by you and Thomas, do you imagine? — Georgette Heyer

A man has to fight to the bitter end and then some more — George R R Martin

At my time of life opinions are tolerably fixed. It is not likely that I should now see or hear any thing to change them. — Jane Austen