Rogatica Quotes & Sayings

The power of the State must be invoked for restoring economic freedom just as it has been invoked for destroying economic freedom. — Hilaire Belloc

Lord, help me to do great things as though they were little, since I do them with your power; And little things as though they were great, since I do them in your name! — Blaise Pascal

There have always been those who, though they see tragedy as the outcome of freedom, will nevertheless judge that tragedy is not too high a price to pay. — Kenneth Rexroth

If she were Catholic, she could kneel, kneel and bow her head inside a church with brilliant stained-glass windows and streaks of golden light falling over her. Yes, oh yes, she would kneel and stretch out her arms, holding to her Amy and Dottie and Bev. — Elizabeth Strout

God loves importunate prayer so much that He will not give us much blessing without it. — Adoniram Judson

The traveler feels at home everywhere, because she is never at home anywhere. — Bharati Mukherjee

Success and money can really be quite blinding. — Jim Harrison

Work is the greatest thing in the world. So we should save some of it for tomorrow. — Don Herold

One night I did hear a material car there, and saw its lights stop at his front steps. But I didn't investigate. Probably it was some final guest who had been away at the ends of the earth and didn't know that the party was over. — F Scott Fitzgerald

Many have come to realization simply by listening to the tinkling of a bell or some other sound — Philip Kapleau

You road I enter upon and look around, I believe you are not all that is here, I believe much unseen is also here — Walt Whitman

Food does not rank high on my list. I eat to live, and I'm very particular about my diet. It's strictly low fat diet for me. — Terence Lewis

Benefits of Improv To the Editor: Re "Inmate Improv," by Anna Clark (Op-Ed, Dec. 31): It was not surprising to me that an improvisational theater workshop would help a prison inmate adjust to life after his release. Pretend play has been shown to improve the executive-function skills in preschool and school-age children. These skills include the ability to control emotions and behavior, resist impulses, and exercise self-control and discipline. As poor executive-function skills are associated with high dropout rates, drug use and crime, it would behoove all adults involved in child-rearing to encourage role-playing or "improv." STEVEN ROSENBERG Fairfield, Conn., Dec. 31, 2014 The writer is director of the Elementary Reading Program at the University of Bridgeport School of Education. — Anonymous