Oliveness Quotes & Sayings

Read the book of life or a life in a book: it's all epigraphs and anagrams. — Johnny Rich

My mother has always been a worker bee, but she's also a serious foodie. — Isabel Gillies

Butterflies better understand than you, the meaning of love and sacrifices one must make for their beloved. — M.F. Moonzajer

When we did eventually get to the party - me walking next to Dad's Volvo driving at five miles an hour - I had a horrible time. Everyone laughed at first but then more or less ignored me. In a mood of defiant stuffed oliveness I did have a dance by myself but things kept crashing to the floor around me. The host asked if I would sit down. I had a go at that but it was useless. In the end I was at the gate for about an hour before Dad arrived. — Louise Rennison

The material world is simply an expression of the mind; that's what so many fail to see. We're so dependent on what is before us that we discount our intuition. Yet if one dismisses instinct, how can one understand or believe in a world that exists beyond one's sight? — Megan Chance

For secrets are edged tools, And must be kept from children and from fools. — John Dryden

Reach for the stars because even if you fall there are always the clouds to catch you — Ella Corbett

That the different Christian confessions, aware of the need for a new evangelisation in this period of profound transformations, may be committed to announcing the Good News and moving towards the full unity of all Christians in order to offer a more credible testimony of the Gospel. — Pope Benedict XVI

In the end, a gun is an instrument to make someone surrender to your will or die, and music is exactly the opposite - it's seductive and invitational. — Pedro Reyes

I realized that all my life, my values were based upon typical middle-class American values: hard work, doing good, living well, owning things, following the rules & being the best I can be ... but God clearly says, those are not MY values. I value justice, mercy & humility. — John Green

What seems like a flaw is merely our higher consciousness telling us we're not looking at it in the right light yet. — A.J. Darkholme

When I think about athletes, probably my favorite guest of all time among baseball players was Ted Williams. — Charlie Rose

After spending months living in the orderly dorms of Wallingford, where they give you a Saturday detention if your room doesn't pass semi-regular inspections, I feel the old conflicting sense of familiarity and disgust. — Holly Black

He drank no hard liquor but loved wine, taking perhaps three glasses a day.42 He did not smoke. When he received gifts of Havana cigars from well-wishers, he passed them along to friends.43 — Jon Meacham

I've learned that it's all about choice. You can choose to turn regrets into lessons that change your future. — Ali Harris

I think picture books should stretch children. I think they should be full of wonderful, amazing words. — Jane Yolen