Obligatoire Quotes & Sayings

Does getting an award make you happy? When you imagine yourself at the ceremony, you're always so eloquent and gracious. In reality, it's kind of awkward. — Ann Leckie

The truly longstanding tradition in the church is that some are called to celibacy. Some feel called to it. But the church has never supported that celibacy be mandated for someone not called to it. It's never imposed on someone. — Gene Robinson

The people we talk about around water cooler at work or at school, they're all the people who are visible in our media whether it's a sports star or a movie star or a writer or a politician. They are people that have received media exposure and have become important to us in a way that's not realistic. — Crowder

When I was growing up, my parents took in foster children. From a young age, I learned that there are a lot of children in need. — Michelle Monaghan

Anxiety is unable to relax in the face of chaos; continuous prayer clings to the Father in the face of chaos. — Paul E. Miller

There is a fable in the forest
Whispered by the branches, as they blow.
A tale about the truth of leaving
Things that no longer help you grow.
For on the surface it looks simple,
Like you only need lace your boots,
But there is nothing quite as painful
As untangling your roots.
And proof is found in tree stumps
Of the price some pay to flee,
That they would cut their lives in half
To cut the time before they're free.
Yet from the little left behind
Life has been known to grow again,
For unless you take your roots
A part of you will still remain. — Erin Hanson

The Japanese say, If the flower is to be beautiful, it must be cultivated. — Lester Cole

Too much hope?" The side of her mouth twitches. "Maybe that's our secret weapon. — Rick Yancey