Praviti Quotes & Sayings

To use our individual good or bad luck as a litmus test to determine whether or not God exists constructs an illogical dichotomy that reduces our capacity for true compassion. It implies a pious quid pro quo that defies history, reality, ethics, and reason. It fails to acknowledge that the other half of rising
the very half that makes rising necessary
is having first been nailed to the cross. — Cheryl Strayed

I just don't accept that there is a trade off between trade and democracy ... what we've got now is an institution that has utterly outgrown its roots which were noble ... the real difference was the introduction of the euro. — Ruth Davidson

Transformation comes more from pursuing profound questions than seeking practical answers. — Peter Block

Never throw anything good away
real wool, pure silk. Put it away and wait for it to come back. — Helen Gurley Brown

Ruby's tenth birthday party. She wore a red dress and we skated and she told me we were halfway to twenty and someday we would go to France. — Catherine Lacey

If one does not get it into his head from the very beginning that the world is full of unseemly situations, for the most part his demeanour will be poor and he will not be believed by others. — Tsunetomo Yamamoto

Sometimes the west showed clouds like tiny pink feathers; sometimes it showed purple mountains and green lakes; sometimes the clouds were scarlet with gold around the edges. Betsy — Maud Hart Lovelace

I have no faith, very little hope, and as much charity as I can afford. — Thomas Huxley

Dance keeps me fit! It's been a huge benefit in my life and it will forever be a part of me. — Allison Holker

Cam was sitting on the bed, still clothed. His head was lowered, hands braced on his knees in the posture of a man who was deep in thought. He glanced up as she came into the room and closed the door.
"What's the matter, love?"
"I ... " Amelia approached him hesitantly. "I'm afraid you won't let me have what I want."
His slow smile robbed her of breath. "I have yet to refuse you anything. I'm not likely to start now. — Lisa Kleypas

Miles Davis was a part of my life from 1947 on. I was born in 1941 and I first heard him in 1947 on a 78 rpm. And then I followed his career, starting with his first solo album in 1951. He was an icon and inspiration and a mentor to me. — Chick Corea

I won't ever ask if you don't ever tell me.
I know you well enough to know you never loved me — Taking Back Sunday

Johnny Appleseed was revered . he was ... an evangelist (of a doctrine veering perilously close to pantheism). — Michael Pollan