Schmergel Quotes & Sayings

We must see that God operates not only in us but in others as well. God also operates in our so-called enemies. But these are not our real enemies. Our real enemies are doubt, fear, anxiety and worry. When we do not cry to perfect others, but only try to perfect our own lives, then we will have joy. — Sri Chinmoy

You're Romeo and I'm Juliet. If we get together, bad things will happen. — Priscilla West

First rule of thievery,' Eli said, grinning, 'only run if you're not coming back.' ( ... ) 'First rule of thievery, never use the same entrance twice.' Miranda rolled her eyes. 'How many 'first rules' of thievery do you have?' 'When one mistake can mean your head on a pike, every rule's a first rule,' Eli said cheerfully. — Rachel Aaron

You must see it. You must believe it. And then you must never stop working to make it happen. — Arnold Schwarzenegger

Either give me your hand, or end it now, and put us both out of our misery — Judith McNaught

Years! Years, ye shall mix with me!
Ye shall grow a part
Of the laughing Sea;
Of the moaning heart
Of the glittered wave
Of the sun-gleam's dart
In the ocean-grave.
Fair, cold, and faithless wert thou, my own!
For that I love
Thy heart of stone!
From the heights above
To the depths below,
Where dread things move,
There is naught can show
A life so trustless! Proud be thy crown!
Ruthless, like none, save the Sea, alone! — Voltairine De Cleyre

It is not what you have," as a certain Brazilian samba instructor once told me, "it is what you do with it. — Siddhartha Mukherjee

It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks — Johnny Cash

Love is a battle with yourself. Be kind and love yourself before you love anyone else. — Karen Quan

Just because one pedophile is a football coach, please don't turn against all pedophiles. — Dana Gould

We long for experiences "of profound connection with others," he writes, "of deep understanding of natural phenomena, of love, of being profoundly moved by music or tragedy, or doing something new and innovative." Just as important, we long for esteem and pride, "a self that happiness is a fitting response to." Implicit in Nozick's experiment is the idea that happiness should be a by-product, not a goal. Many of the ancient Greeks believed the same. To Aristotle, eudaimonia (roughly translated as "flourishing") meant doing something productive. Happiness could only be achieved through exploiting our strengths and our potential. To be happy, one must do, not just feel. — Jennifer Senior

The best of my songs are more than just a joke. There's something else going on - a character, or it's not just a plain joke. — Randy Newman