Quarterdeck Arroyo Quotes & Sayings

nervously. "I have never dared to concentrate as hard as I can for fear of the damage I might do. I'm to the point where a mere whim is a blockbuster. — Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

If you were waiting for the opportune moment, that was it. — Jack Sparrow

Carbon pollution contributes to climate change, which causes temperatures to rise. Hotter temperatures mean more smog in the air, and breathing smog can inflame deep lung tissue. Repeated inflammation over time can permanently scar lung tissue, even in low concentrations. — Frances Beinecke

But God, who is ableto prevail, wrestled with him, as the Angel did with Jacob, and marked him; marked him for his own. — Izaak Walton

Whether young or old, rich or poor, learned or unlearned, should presume to dispense the mysteries of Christ without the strongest of all possible reasons for doing so - the imperative, invincible call of God. No one is to show cause why he ought not to be a Minister: he is to show cause why he should be a Minister. His call to the sacred profession is not the absence of a call to any other pursuit; it is direct, immediate, powerful, to this very department of labour. He is not here because he can be nowhere else, but he is nowhere else because he must be here. — James Henley Thornwell

Sick while traveling
dream of a withered field
wandering around — Matsuo Basho

We could eliminate sugar across the board for all confectionary products and sodas, and we can replace it with all-natural fresh fruit. — Homaro Cantu

For my books of nonfiction I write about subjects I find fascinating. I've been a Yankees and a Lou Gehrig fan for decades, so I wrote 'Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man.' It's more the story of his great courage than of his baseball playing. Children face all sorts of challenges, and it's my hope that some will be inspired by the courage of Lou Gehrig. — David A. Adler

That destructive siren, sloth, is ever to be avoided. — Horace

Beware of anyone promising you help now. Inside yourself, it's only you who can help you. — Maggie Stiefvater

I don't think my competition is with the heroes. I don't think I'm competing with anyone. I don't mean to sound Zen, but genuinely, when I stopped competing with anything is when I started enjoying my work, and that brought out the best in me. I'm living in a universe of my own, and I'm enjoying that. I love to appreciate other people's work. — Vidya Balan

It does not happen all at once. There is no instant pudding. — W. Edwards Deming

It is the interplay between our experience and how we respond to it that makes karma devastating or helpfully invigorating. — Sivaya Subramuniyaswami

Suffering often comes from the choices you make. Choose carefully. — Debasish Mridha

He wore a gray hoodie with the green Jakob's Quest logo across the front. Dear God, I thought. The RG had a Jeff. — Chloe Neill