Pintalist Quotes & Sayings

Pleasant things to hear, though hearing them from him embarrasses me. I soak up the praise but feel obliged to disparage the gift. I believe that most people have some degree of talent for something
forms, colors, words, sounds. Talent lies around in us like kindling waiting for a match, but some people, just as gifted as others, are less lucky. Fate never drops a match on them. The times are wrong, or their health is poor, or their energy low, or their obligations too many. Something. — Wallace Stegner

I have a mustard seed and I'm not afraid to use it! — Pope Benedict XVI

Come on," Alec said, already stomping down the ramp. "Let's find us a squirrel." He swept the weapon back and forth as he walked, looking for any interlopers. "Or better yet, one of the crazies who might've strayed over here. Too bad these things have to be charged or we could get rid of this virus problem in a jiffy. Sweep these old neighborhoods nice and clean."
Mark joined him on the ground below the Berg, wary that someone might be watching from the ruined homes surrounding them or from the burnt woods beyond those. "Your value of human life brings tears to my eyes," he muttered. — James Dashner

Remember, having a good head on our shoulders is not just for decoration purposes — Sunday Adelaja

A proper guardian wants only health and happiness for their child, even if that means they stray from the paths we try to set for them. A lesson learned too late for me, due to a mistake I don't intend to repeat. Some parents try to create small versions of themselves - a ploy at an extended life, I suppose. But a child is ultimately and always their own person with their own choices. (pg. 313) — Jessica Lawson

The concentrated mind is a lamp that shows us every corner of the soul. — Swami Vivekananda

The eye is diverted from the real business, it is caught by the spectacular action that means nothing
nothing at all. — Agatha Christie

Metaphors are something grown-ups use when they can't set troublesome boys on fire. — Elizabeth Camden

Hypocrites have just as much right to live in this world as anybody. She — Harper Lee