Shamsiyah Quotes & Sayings

'Divergent' was my utopian world. I mean, that wasn't the plan. I never even set out to write dystopian fiction, that's just what I had when I was finished. At the beginning, I was just writing about a place I found interesting and a character with a compelling story, and as I began to build the world, I realized that it was my utopia. — Veronica Roth

The world cannot be governed without juggling. — John Selden

History is a conveyor belt of corpses because of Adam's sin. — John Piper

Work is the manifestation of love that binds people together. — Paulo Coelho

There is no substitute for accurate knowledge. Know yourself, know your business, know your men. — Lee Iacocca

A woman cannot live in the light of intellect. Society forbids it. Those conventional frivolities, which are called her 'duties', forbid it. Her 'domestic duties', high-sounding words, which, for the most part, are but bad habits (which she has not the courage to enfranchise herself from, the strength to break through), forbid it. — Florence Nightingale

I'm very proud to be a professional tennis player. I'm really happy to be doing something that I love. With this comes responsibility, and I am honored when I am told that I have inspired someone to play tennis. — Ana Ivanovic