Pettson Quotes & Sayings

Work keeps at bay three great evils: boredom, vice, and need. — Voltaire

The gospel is the story of God covering his naked enemies, bringing them to the wedding feast, and then marrying them rather than crushing them. — Edward T. Welch

A high performer is someone who says, 'I want to be the best at what I'm doing.' — Brendon Burchard

Duryodhan had no idea why he and his brothers were called the Kauravas. The name of Pandavas for the sons of Pandu, was suitable enough. But why should they be called the Kauravas? The name had stemmed from the fact that they were descendants of King Kuru. But so were the Pandavas! Anyway, it was not up to him to decide what their family name would be. He was proud to bear the name of Kaurava. That was good enough for him. — Sayantan Gupta

Turn on its noiseless hinges, delicate sleep! — Thomas Bailey Aldrich

What if I choose the dream instead? — Libba Bray

She will be your destruction. She's not healthy."
"Then let her destroy me. — Tarryn Fisher

Yeah. Sure. My brother's dead. My mother's insane. Hey, let's have a crepe. — Jennifer Donnelly

The place was crawling with youngsters. It was good, because the kids were good. I can't make a general assumption. Again, you're probably getting, as a general theme from me, that I don't make a lot of broad, sweeping rules about movies. — Adam Arkin

What is involved in such issues, in the end, is learning to respect the freedom of the dead to be dead; honoring the dead in their status as dead people, and refraining from harassment of the dead by refusing to mythologize the dead or enshrine them. What is at stake is recognition by those in grief of the right of the dead to be regarded mortally, which is to say, to be treated humanly in death. — William Stringfellow