Nikishina Quotes & Sayings

And all the branch possesses belongs to the vine. The branch does not exist for itself, but to bear fruit that can proclaim the excellence of the vine: it has no reason of existence except to be of service to the vine. Glorious image of the calling of the believer, and the entireness of his consecration to the service of his Lord. — Andrew Murray

Beauty is a fruit which we look at without trying to seize it. — Simone Weil

To prevent inquiry is amongst the worst of evils. — Thomas Holcroft

She's so fat, she's my two best friends. — Joan Rivers

Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' was a story about the fear of immigration; the bad old bloodsucker swooping in from Eastern Europe and also preying upon 'our' vulnerable women. — Victor LaValle

In the right hands, words can move more bricks than the strongest team of mules. — Christopher Paul Curtis

Pluck this little flower and take it, delay not! I fear lest it droop and drop into the dust.
I may not find a place in thy garland, but honour it with a touch of pain from thy hand and pluck it. I fear lest the day end before I am aware, and the time of offering go by.
Though its colour be not deep and its smell be faint, use this flower in thy service and pluck it while there is time. — Rabindranath Tagore

The objections to religion are of two sorts
intellectual and moral. The intellectual objection is that there is no reason to suppose any religion true; the moral objection is that religious precepts date from a time when men were more cruel than they are and therefore tend to perpetuate inhumanities which the moral conscience of the age would otherwise outgrow. — Bertrand Russell

Love isn't always pretty, and it's usually during the ugliest moments when you discover just how strong it can be. — Lisa Kessler

Because, worst of all, I remember every second of what it was like to lose my life. — Suzanne Young