Semka Od Quotes & Sayings

What makes the difference is not how many times you have been through the Bible, but how many times and how thoroughly the Bible has been through you. — Rodney "Gipsy" Smith

A defeat in war is not the greatest of all evils; but when the defeat has been inflicted by enemies who are not worthy of you, then the calamity is doubled. — Aeschines

To understand just one life you have to swallow the world ... do you wonder, then, that I was a heavy child? — Salman Rushdie

Historically, philosophy does not have an impressive track record of answering questions about natural world in a decisive manner. — Christof Koch

I've been in rooms where people are discussing films that have yet to come out and saying delightedly, 'Oh, I've heard it's a disaster!' The jealousy is unseemly. — Lenny Abrahamson

To spend your days on such work when the world is chockful of amusing things. Life goes roaring by and you only hear the echo in your stuffy rooms. — John Buchan

HAD I NOT SPENT SO MUCH TIME DOING SOMETHING THAT MADE ME SO MISERABLE, I WOULD HAVE NEVER LEARNED HOW TO APPRECIATE DOING WHAT BRINGS ME JOY. — Iyanla Vanzant

Touching humour is a wonderful piece of clothing. — Kristian Goldmund Aumann

Great men look greater than yesterday. — Toba Beta

He sensed her aroma and greedily breathed in the fragrance. He must not let himself be duped. Those cunning bastards at Karl Lagerfeld and Christian Dior knew exactly what was required to trap a poor man. — Jo Nesbo

Free men are not equal and equal men are not free. — Lawrence Reed

The title always comes last. What I really work hard on is the beginning. Where do you begin? In what tone do you begin? I almost have to have a scene in my mind. — David McCullough

Trying to solve a problem before being taught the solution leads to better learning, even when errors are made in the attempt. — Peter C. Brown

Growing independence, though, doesn't have to mean growing separation. Humans were created to be relational beings. We may outgrow our dependency, but we never outgrow the need for community, interaction, appreciation, reassurance, and support. — L.R. Knost

What does the Scripture say? " Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him for righteousness." Romans 4:3 — Beth Moore