Pestritu Quotes & Sayings

Freedom is baffling: men having it often know not they have it till it is gone and they no longer have it. — Carl Sandburg

We are fortunate now to become aware of the contents of our mind. With that knowledge we will be able to change the aspects that lead to confusion and misery in our lives. — Thubten Chodron

I'd rather direct than produce. Any day. And twice on Sunday. — Steven Spielberg

Action is no less necessary than thought to the instinctive tendencies of the human frame. — Mahatma Gandhi

Over 5,000 years, states have made surprisingly consistent claims about their duties. They have promised to protect people from threats; promote their welfare; deliver justice and also, perhaps less obviously, uphold truth - originally truths about the cosmos, and more recently truths drawn from reason and knowledge. — Geoff Mulgan

Let us understand: North Vietnam cannot defeat or humiliate the United States. Only Americans can do that. — Richard M. Nixon

I was beginning to see fewer of our weaknesses and more of our strengths; the events of the day were a reminder of how each of us had certain abilities that the rest did not. It was as if we were each a part of a whole body- one the hands, another the legs, and so on- dependent on one another and working best when we performed in unity. I felt inadequate then, unsure what part of this body I might be. — Patrick Carman

Any religious, philosophical or political idea that doesn't lead one towards love ought to be forsaken — Michael Gungor

There is a big difference between No. 1 and No. 2. I don't care who wrote it. I'd love to one day have a No. 1 that I wrote, but if that ain't in the cards, whatever. My job is right now is to make the best music I can and try to get it to the people, whether it be something that I wrote or not. It's my job to be the best I can for the fans. — Randy Houser

If I were going to begin practicing the presence of God for the first time today, it would help to begin by admitting the three most terrible truths of our existence: that we are so ruined, and so loved, and in charge of so little. — Anne Lamott

What do you want? What are you willing to give up to get it? Writing requires you make sacrifices. Be prepared to work hard to be a writer. — Sandra Brown