Ralph Friedgen Quotes & Sayings

The [Afghans] understand the difficult truth that their best hope of freedom lies in a temporary experience of imperial rule. — Michael Ignatieff

God has not promised Skies always blue, Flower-strewn pathways All our life through; God has not promised Sun without rain, Joy without sorrow, Peace without pain. — A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

He smelled like a sultry summer storm - cool, refreshing rain, sweltering, hot wind, and charged, electric thunder - all rolled up into one extremely enticing vampire being. — Ada Adams

The ordinary can be like medicine. — Sherman Alexie

When women think of power, we shouldn't think of it only for ourselves. We should be thinking about what we're going to do with power, once we have it. Women should be standing up powerfully and passionately for the care and protection of children, as well as the care and protection of the Earth itself. Women's voices should be front and center in protecting both our young and our habitat. That's the way it is in any species that survives. — Marianne Williamson

You only have so much emotional energy each day. Don't fight battles that don't matter. — Joel Osteen

It might be seen by what tenure men held the earth. The smallest stream is mediterranean sea, a smaller ocean creek within the land, where men may steer by their farm bounds and cottage lights. For my own part, but for the geographers, I should hardly have known how large a portion of our globe is water, my life has chiefly passed within so deep a cove. Yet I have sometimes ventured as far as to the mouth of my Snug Harbor. — Henry David Thoreau

We are stronger in our broken places. — Ernest Hemingway,

I fail too much to be good as a real person, being anonymous makes me less real. — Jennifer Megan Varnadore

I don't want to sleep,' my mother said. 'I want
for God's sake, I want to wake up. — Claire Messud

We too can repair our cracks with gold
And glow again.
Crazed by life,
More beautiful than ever before. — Scott Hastie

With perfect and unyielding faith,
With steadfastness, respect, and courtesy,
With modesty and conscientiousness,
Work calmly for the happiness of others. — Santideva

The little island seemed to float on the dark lake-waters. Trees grew on it, and a little hill rose in the middle of it. It was a mysterious island, lonely and beautiful. All the children stood and gazed at it, loving it and longing to go to it. It looked so secret - almost magic.
"Well," said Jack at last. "What do you think? Shall we run away, and live on the secret island?"
"Yes!" whispered all the children.
"Let's! — Enid Blyton