Ptimolut Quotes & Sayings

Bipartisanship is nice, but it cannot be a substitute for action, not having it cannot prevent us from going forward. — Nancy Pelosi

Like pictures, men should be judged by their merits and not by their defects. — Bainbridge Colby

Sponsors obviously care more about a ninety-second commercial and want to pay you more than any guest star gets for a ninety-minute acting performance. — Barbara Stanwyck

Dear Lord, please show me everything I need to understand about forgiveness and surrender — Elizabeth Gilbert

The Father did not require the death of Christ to persuade Him to love us. Christ died because the Father loves us. — Sinclair B. Ferguson

I think any form of self-expression is half confidence, half sheer hard work and, maybe, a bit of talent thrown in. — Kate Winslet

I do love the idea of ritual. — Sarah Silverman

I've always been fond of the saying that when it comes to oversight and reform, the federal government does two things well: nothing and overreact. — Darrell Issa

Do I really smother my own joy because I believe that anger achieves more than love? That Satan's way is more powerful, more practical, more fulfilling in my daily life than Jesus' way? WHy else get angry? Isn't it because I think complaining, exasperation, resentment will pound me up into the full life I really want? When I choose-and it is a choice-to crush joy with bitterness, am I not purposefully choosing to take the way of the Prince of Darkness? Choosing the angry way of Lucifer because I think it is more effective-more expedient-than giving thanks? — Ann Voskamp

For most of recorded history, parental violence against children and men's violence against wives was explicitly or implicitly condoned. Those who had the power to prevent and/or punish this violence through religion, law, or custom, openly or tacitly approved it ... The reason violence against women and children is finally out in the open is that activists have brought it to global attention. — Riane Eisler

It occurs to me that, for all her flaws, my mother is a Very Nice Person. I go over to her and give her a hug.

"What's that for?" she asks.

"I don't know. Just felt like it. — Claire LaZebnik

The trouble with crying over an onion is that once the chopping gets you started and the tears begin to well up, the next thing you know you just can't stop. — Laura Esquivel