Petronio Alvarez Quotes & Sayings

Our obsession with speed, with cramming more and more into every minute, means that we race through life instead of actually living it. Our health, diet and relationships suffer. We make mistakes at work. We struggle to relax, to enjoy the moment, even to get a decent night's sleep. — Carl Honore

Lord Jesus, make us capable of loving as you love. — Pope Francis

Moffat's prose is fine: clear and steady, with just enough sweeping statements about destiny and dragons to keep things well inflated. The characters are appealing archetypes: Fernwen the scholarly dwarf is the everynerd, doing his best to live through the adventure. Telemach Half-Blood is the hero you wish you could be. He always has a plan, always has a solution, always has secret allies that he can call upon - pirates and sorcerers whose allegiance he earn with long-ago sacrifices. — Robin Sloan

I did one or two plays at school. Once I played a tree, so I never thought I would be a good actor. — Suraj Sharma

Faith reinvigorates the will, enriches the affections, and awakens a sense of creativeness. Active faith knows no fear, and it is a safeguard to me against cynicism and despair. — Helen Keller

There is no life outside of God. Everything points us back to Him. — Kemi Sogunle

In fact I enjoyed every minute of my life at King's, especially the discovery of French and German literature. — Patrick White

And I love that all their overdone liberal bullshit totally backfired," he said. "Of course it did. People are assholes. End of story."
"The world according to Sebastian Tate."
"It's a philosophy that has gotten me far in life. — Kate Scelsa

I also become the local computer nerd. The administration brings me in to fix all the computers, I create viruses to invade at a specific day and time. They call me in, and I eradicate my own virus, only to plant another one to go into effect a couple months later. They ask me why I can't just fix the computers once and for all. I tell them to quit going to porn sites and it will stay fixed. That shuts them up every time. — Darynda Jones

But romantic vision can also lead one away from certain very hard, ugly truths about life that are important to know. — Donna Tartt

An opera singer is like an athlete before a match. An athlete cannot overdo anything. In order to perform at the highest possible level, you need to refrain from activities so as to be able to express this power. — Andrea Bocelli

I am talking about genuine peace, the kind of peace that makes life on earth worth living, the kind that enables men and nations to grow and to hope and to build a better life for their children - not merely peace for Americans but peace for all men and women - not merely peace in our time but peace for all time. — John F. Kennedy

The most important thing is to follow your instinct and get involved with some friends who have similar tastes and aspirations and like music as much as you do. — Mick Taylor

Spirit is the source of life. In growth, reside germs of happiness. So always take action for spiritual growth for eternal happiness. — Debasish Mridha