Rizzotto Quotes & Sayings

She squinted up at him. "But I haven't always made good decisions."
Pastor Harris smiled. "All that shows is that you're human. — Nicholas Sparks

I believe in pulling together to make the country better right rather than pulling, tearing it apart for partisan reasons. I think the country comes first. — Ted Turner

The reason why the book begins with the wish to "play back" how the two met is precisely to see if repeating the scenario might tell the narrator why he is so thoroughly smitten, to play with the scenario all over again, perhaps to master it, as Freud says about repetition. But there cannot be a "reason." An attraction that needs a reason is not a reason the heart or the body cares much about. — Andre Aciman

Young men should prove theorems, old men should write books. — G.H. Hardy

Ned watched her. She was young and pretty - a "handsome blonde," as he later described her. — Erik Larson

To solve any problem, here are three questions to ask yourself: First, what could I do? Second, what could I read? And third, who could I ask? — Jim Rohn

I don't think it's man's function to write. I don't think it's a normal thing like teeth-brushing and going to the bathroom. It's a supered position on the animal. — Rod Serling

The self is configured in ways that both reflect and influence the very foundations of social life and everyday living. Without the guidance set by a particular set of ideas about what it means to be human, political conflict would be impossible. The shape of the self in a particular era indicates which goals individuals are supposed to strive toward, and how individuals are to comport themselves while striving; it indicates what is worthwhile, who is worthwhile, and which institutions determine worthwhileness. In other words, the self emerges out of a moral dialogue that sets the stage for all other political struggles. Once the self is set, the rest of the struggles begin to appear in the clearing: they materialize. — Philip Cushman

First there was the word. A Course in Miracles says that prayer is the "medium of miracles." It's the realm of thought where we are aligned with the thought of God and therefore in a co- creative mode. It's where we surrender our minds to His mind and become empowered. — Marianne Williamson

When an acquaintance goes by I often step back from my window, not so much to spare him the effort of acknowledging me as to spare myself the embarrassment of seeing that he has not done so. — Georg C. Lichtenberg

To live a present and awakened life, simply be responsive to the moment. It is very simple. If you are hungry, eat. If you are thirsty, drink. If you are lonely, call a friend for tea. If you are overwhelmed with too much company, then get away by yourself. — Leonard Jacobson

If you make me lunch," he said, "will you put it in a brown paper bag? ... Because when I see kids come to school with their lunch in a paper bag, that means that someone cares about them. Miss Laura, can I please have my lunch in a paper bag? — Laura Schroff

By the general love of scandal and detraction in Dublin, one might reasonably imagine they were all to feed themselves through the holes which they had made in the characters of others. — Laetitia Pilkington

I'm completely obsessed with Sunday roast dinners. I think that it's the best thing to ever happen to life! — Eve

A sister is both your mirror - and your opposite. — Elizabeth Fishel