Pettie Greene Quotes & Sayings

Pounding an edge to sharpness will not make it last. — Laozi

There can be no bravery without fear. The soul's triumphant fight over what's most feared is the definition of courage. — Patricia A. Knight

There are thousands of Palestinians in prison virtually for no reason. — Alice Walker

Saying nothing sometimes says the most. — Emily Dickinson

Why the coy drama? I want him and he wants me; who needs subtext? — Diana Peterfreund

I didn't care too much for ballet, because you had to be more disciplined, and you sort of looked like everyone else. It required a certain kind of conformity that I didn't feel like I wanted to do. — Suzanne Farrell

how can you read books? — Melanie Watt

Old age ain't no place for sissies. — Bette Davis

If you know people who are suicidal, or if you know people who are bipolar, depressed, have panic attack disorder, just be there for them. They're going through something that's very, very hard. — Eric Millegan

Life is a great adventure, and the worst of all fears is the fear of living. There are many forms of success, many forms of triumph. But there is no other success that in any shape or way approaches that which is open to most of the many, many men and women who have the right ideals. These are the men and the women who see that it is the intimate and homely things that count most. They are the men and women who have the courage to strive for the happiness which comes only with labor and effort and self-sacrifice, and only to those whose joy in life springs in part from power of work and sense of duty. — Theodore Roosevelt

Paranormalists, however, insist that our minds are transmitters that, with special effort, can focus like lasers to communicate across great distances, and even make things happen. That may seem far-fetched, but it's also a definition of prayer. — Alan Weisman