Obrazek Quotes & Sayings

If you look back to a picture of me when I was 12 years old, you will probably see me in a leather jacket trying to look like Elvis! — Drake Bell

Know Thyself, a wise old Greek once said. Know Thyself. Now what does this mean, boys and girls? It means, be what you are. Don't try to be Sally or Johnny or Fred next door; be yourself. God doesn't want a tree to be a waterfall, or a flower to be a stone. God gives to each one of us a special talent." Janice and Rabbit become unnaturally still; both are Christians. God's name makes them feel guilty. "God wants some of us to become scientists, some of us to become artists, some of us to become firemen and doctors and trapeze artists. And He gives to each of us the special talents to become these things, provided we work to develop them. We must work, boys and girls. So: Know Thyself. Learn to
understand your talents, and then work to develop them. That's the way to be happy. — John Updike

Thing about emergencies," he said, sounding weary. "Rarely occur when they'd be convenient. — Iain M. Banks

The root of all virtue and grace, of all faith and acceptable worship, is that we know that we have nothing but what we receive, and bow in deepest humility to wait upon God for it. — Andrew Murray

Speech lessons probably did more for my singing voice - they teach you breathing, resonance. — Harry Dean Stanton

True penance consists in regretting without ceasing the faults of the past, and in firmly resolving to never again commit that which is so deplorable. — Bernard Of Clairvaux

The most powerful predictor of what spreads online is anger. — Ryan Holiday

In the light of the actual fighting that is now in progress, we have reached the point where the military considerations clearly outweigh the fiscal considerations. — Louis A. Johnson

The Christian life is not about finding safety and comfort; it's about finding yourself in a dangerous place of vulnerable compassion. — Ed Stetzer

Earth is a giant stone, rolling and turning through the sky. And we're all on it together. I do believe that. — Ally Condie

Putting down on paper what you have to say is an important part of writing, but the words and ideas have to be shaped and cleaned, cleaned as severely as a dog cleans a bone, cleaned until there's not a shred of anything superfluous. — Maya Angelou

I'm wearing dead cotton on my limbs and a blush of roses on my face. — Tahereh Mafi