Paulien Joossens Quotes & Sayings

Advice to writers: Sometimes you just have to stop writing. Even before you begin. — Stanislaw Jerzy Lec

We live in a world where everybody's supposed to be cool and act tough and put up fronts, and everybody is so cynical. — James Gunn

Serving in Congress has been more than an honor; it has been one of the most exhilarating experiences of my life ... It has been a wonderful ride. It has been a wonderful journey. — J. C. Watts

The more complete the despotism, the more smoothly all things move on the surface. — Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Winter is beautiful, but bed is better. — Arnold Lobel

I have a little tiny Emily Dickinson so big that I carry in my pocket everywhere. And you just read three poems of Emily. She is so brave. She is so strong. She is such a sexy, passionate, little woman. I feel better. — Maurice Sendak

Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos - the trees, the clouds, everything. — Thich Nhat Hanh

Every fact in this world, the God of the Bible claims, has His stamp indelibly engraved upon it. — Cornelius Van Til

If it can be destroyed by the truth, it deserves to be destroyed by the truth. — Carl Sagan

And that's just it. This is how it is. Always. To pay attention to things. People. It's too easy to fail other people. And the good-byes. You never have the time you think. It brings tears to my eyes. I blink them away. — Amy McNamara

Forgiveness is really about absolution: to set free. But if you look carefully at the dynamic, the one you're setting free is yourself. — Darrell Calkins

Give me the whole world to run and then I'll be happy. If tomorrow I was told I had to sort out the whole world's problems I'd sleep like a baby. — Ken Livingstone

Most bad behaviour comes from insecurity. — Debra Winger

It was the sibling thing, I suppose. I was fascinated by the intricate tangle of love and duty and resentment that tied them together. The glances they exchanged; the complicated balance of power established over decades; the games I would never play with rules I would never fully understand. And perhaps that was key: they were such a natural group that they made me feel remarkably singular by comparison. To watch them together was to know strongly, painfully, all that I'd been missing. — Kate Morton