Propitiatory Biblical Quotes & Sayings

Commerce links all mankind in one common brotherhood of mutual dependence and interests. — James A. Garfield

Although I studied, I have never been taught paintingbecause I possess in my psychological makeup a peculiarity that resents any outside interference ... — Amrita Sher-Gil

I feel like the world we live in seems to be full of an increasingly grey area, but the culture that we live in seems to be getting really entrenched in black and white positions, and I think it's urgent to talk about that because it's going to kill us all. — Paul Bettany

The 1920s was a great time for reading altogether - very possibly the peak decade for reading in American life. Soon it would be overtaken by the passive distractions of radio, but for the moment reading remained most people's principal method for filling idle time. — Bill Bryson

He who chooses the infinite has been chosen by the infinite. — Sri Aurobindo

I'd sworn off men, or really boys, because those were the only type of males I tended to attract. — Alyssa Rose Ivy

Fighting aging is like the War on Drugs. It's expensive, does more harm than good, and has been proven to never end. — Amy Poehler

I think you must have your own office. I don't believe ever in shared office spaces. — Keith Rabois

I think everything we do, on one level or another, as writers, most of our writing is informed by our world view. — Ted Dekker

If one looks at it with his bare eyes then one can only see a stream of running water coming down the mountain. But, if one can verily perceive it through the eyes of wisdom then this tiny stream of water has the might of taking on any obstacles; big boulders, trees, anything that comes within its course. And why does it have the might? Because it adjusts its course when faced with any obstacles. Water just flows, naturally. It doesn't see a challenge in the obstacles. It doesn't say to the obstacle "You are in my way. Please move aside so that I can proceed further." No! When faced with an obstacle, it changes its course slightly, but, never stops flowing. Its primary aim is to flow to its destination and not to get embroiled with obstacles. And all this is possible because it has been endowed with this wonderful ability to change course. — Rashmi Rathi

The older you get, the things that you thought you wanted to do when you were younger, you're checking them off your list because you no longer want to them. — Cal Ripken Jr.

I don't want to be little again. But at the same time I do. I want to be me like I was then, and me as I am now, and me like I'll be in the future. I want to be me and nothing but me. I want to be crazy as the moon, wild as the wind and still as the earth. I want to be every single thing it's possible to be. I'm growing and I don't know how to grow. I'm living but I haven't started living yet. Sometimes I simply disappear from myself. Sometimes it's like I'm not here in the world at all and I simply don't exist. Sometimes I can hardly think. My head just drifts, and the visions that come seem so vivid. — David Almond

Inside each of us there is a marvelous compass which greatly favors life, freedom and vitality. — Bryant McGill

I love you Camden. I love you so damn, fucking much and it's so right and it's so wrong because people are dying, and we're almost dying and Gus is out there and my mother and we can't trust anybody and all I can think about is you. All I can think about is how much I love you and how badly I fucked everything up and I I don't deserves you but I need you." I made a fist with my hands and pounded it against his chest, hard, my tears flowing. "I fucking need you and I need you to forgive me. I need that more than anything in the world! I need you to make me good."
He swallowed hard, letting me hit him, his fingers strong on my jaw. "Ellie, Ellie, Ellie. You are good, deep down you always have been. You don't need me for that. — Karina Halle

Wasn't it what her father always warned her about? Don't jump off a bridge because a cute guy tells you to? — Joannah Miley