Nobuchika Chosokabe Quotes & Sayings

Man is a prisoner who has no right to open the door of his prison and run away ... A man should wait, and not take his own life until God summons him. — Plato

My curiosity was in no way cruel. Deviations from the commonplace attracted me strongly, as they still do; and to me the hermaphrodite and the living skeleton were interesting for the same reason as was Creatore, or the resplendent Guardsmen of the bands because such people did not often come my way, and I hoped that they might impart some great revelation to me, some insight which would help me to a clearer understanding of the world about me. — Robertson Davies

To inspire a singularity of focus, a challenge must be important to you and it must be something you feel you should do now in this moment. If it's trivial or not time-bound, you won't engage. So in selecting your next challenge in life, choose one that is meaningful and will demand your complete concentration. — Brendon Burchard

There's no reason for anybody to jump out of bushes to take pictures of me. I'm not doing anything exciting. — Sarah McLachlan

The worlds of folklore and religion were so mingled in early twentieth venture German culture that even families who didn't go to church were often deeply Christian. — Eric Metaxas

God sees you. Not because of what you have done or not done but because you are loved. — Emily P. Freeman

Success is the peace of mind that comes when you know you have given everything you have to give to the opportunities that life has presented you. — Don Shula

Love is ignites the light in the spirit — Lailah Gifty Akita

As Dean dialed and Mike watched, Dusty left her perch on the couch and came to him. He looked down at her, again sliding an arm around her waist as both her arms circled his middle. So, Debbie's derailed. Wanna go upstairs and celebrate — Kristen Ashley

Most of us know intuitively that a score on a personality test, a rank on a standardized assessment, a grade point average, or a rating on a performance review doesn't reflect your, or your child's, or your students', or your employees' abilities. Yet the concept of average as a yardstick for measuring individuals has been so thoroughly ingrained in our minds that we rarely question it seriously. — Todd Rose

I will be remembered when I'm in heaven. People won't remember my name, but they will know the photographer who did that picture of that nurse being kissed by the sailor at the end of World War II. Everybody remembers that. — Alfred Eisenstaedt

I'm still James Johnson. Rick James is a stage name. James Johnson keeps Rick James on the ground ... Kind of sort of. — Rick James

The motivation sometimes comes when you least expect it. I try to keep an open mind. — DJ Quik