Pervades Def Quotes & Sayings

Sometimes being a good mother gets in the way of being a good person. — Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey

Philosophers conceive of the passions which harass us as vices into which men fall by their own fault, and, therefore, generally deride, bewail, or blame them, or execrate them, if they
wish to seem unusually pious. — Baruch Spinoza

Books choose their readers, not the other way around. I believe that booksellers are the matchmakers. Thank you. — Cecelia Ahern

Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of building high walls and ships of war; and this lesson saves their children, their homes, and their properties. — Aristophanes

I bid your voice be dumb until the day you find a word worth speaking. — Ursula K. Le Guin

You have those songs that are very special to you that you don't want to get ruined by production. Something like 'Start Again' shouldn't be touched. It's a classic-sounding song on a piano and violins and harmonies, and I think those songs are perfect as they are. — Conrad Sewell

When I come out of my dressing room, I go to my heart and say a little prayer and go out on stage. There I am, coming to lift you up and to motivate you. I want to bring joy. It's gospel, and gospel is the truth. It's what I do. I'm going to bring you the truth and lift up your spirit. — Mavis Staples

Through ... lies you try to run your life and manipulate others ... Lies become an inhibitor in your relationship ... — Wm. Paul Young

Every woman is only one bad boyfriend or one bad choice away from the street. And she's only one good choice back to the path that will lead her home. — Alice Hoffman

I go on and off home-school and regular school, but the kids don't treat me any differently because they've all known me forever. — Yara Shahidi

The success of a terrorist operation depends almost entirely on the amount of publicity it receives. — Walter Laqueur

I can't stand a naked light bulb, any more than I can a rude remark or a vulgar action. — Tennessee Williams

Words cut deeper than knives. A knife can be pulled out, words are embedded into our souls. — William Chapman