Ourida Oubraham Quotes & Sayings

O, how much those men are to be valued who, in the spirit with which the widow gave up her two mites, have given up themselves! How their names sparkle! How rich their very ashes are! How they will count up in heaven! — Edwin Hubbel Chapin

Jellyfish do not respond to reason, they usually don't respond to kindness, and they will always show up to ruin a fun party if possible. — Kelly Williams Brown

When a jealous person sees signs of other people's success and good fortune, his heart is pierced with envy. But someone who has learned to rejoice in the good fortune of others experiences only happiness. Seeing another person's beautiful house or attractive partner immediately makes him happy - the fact that they are not his own is irrelevant. — Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

Behind the footlights there is always the applause, which stimulates the actors. On the screen it is a different matter. — Ivor Novello

The only place the broken past has in our present, is the place we give it. — Lucian Bane

Do you know how some people can do anything?"
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, you tell them to write a tune, they give you a symphony right there. You tell them to write a book, they write you a novel in a day. You tell them to move a spoon without touching it, they move it. If they want something, they make it happen. Miracles, almost. — Maggie Stiefvater

In film, it's very important to not allow yourself to get sentimental, which, being British, I try to avoid. People sometimes regard sentimentality as emotion. It is not. Sentimentality is unearned emotion. — Ridley Scott

But one thing I will impart to my children is: If you're scared of something, that isn't a sign that you have to do it. It probably means you shouldn't do it. — Mindy Kaling

I used to wake up in the morning and say, 'Oh, God.' Now I wake up in the morning and look forward to life. — Steven Adler

The remarkable thing about management is that a manager can go on for years making mistakes that nobody is aware of, which means that management can be a kind of a con job. — Akio Morita