Shelving Units Quotes & Sayings

When I read Copland, I really wanted Stallone's part. — Ray Liotta

Hardship is a man-made device because man cannot exist without passion. Religion is somewhere between fear and sex. — Jeanette Winterson

In terms of showing their emotions and acting on them, my women characters are a lot more advanced than the men. — Kent Haruf

Leaders who fail to lift others in the long run, fail to lift themselves. — John C. Maxwell

The truly essential bargain between host and guest requires the guest only to respond promptly, show up on time, socialize with other guests, thank the host, write additional thanks and reciprocate. You needn't bring anything. — Judith Martin

I am anything I wish to be. The world cannot choose for me. No, it is for me to choose what the world shall be. — Frances Hardinge

WE HAVE COME here to learn about spirituality. I trust the genuine quality of this search but we must question its nature. The problem is that ego can convert anything to its own use, even spirituality. Ego is constantly attempting to acquire and apply the teachings of spirituality for its own benefit. The teachings are treated as an external thing, external to "me," a philosophy which we try to imitate. We do not actually want to identify with or become the teachings. So if our teacher speaks of renunciation of ego, we attempt to mimic renunciation of ego. We go through the motions, make the appropriate gestures, but we really do not want to sacrifice any part of our way of life. We become skillful actors, and while playing deaf and dumb to the real meaning of the teachings, we find some comfort in pretending to follow the path. — Chogyam Trungpa

The ancient biblical writings spoke of the husband and wife becoming "one flesh." That did not mean that individuals would lose their identity; it meant that they would enter into each other's lives in a deep and intimate way. — Gary Chapman

Work together as a family, even if it may be faster and easier to do the job ourselves. Talk with our sons and daughters as we work together. — Robert D. Hales

I like to take things incrementally, and strive for something that feels more attainable. — Carrie Brownstein

I always thought I desperately wanted a husband and a big family, because I didn't have it growing up. — Drew Barrymore

What is consciousness? Our brain simulates reality. So, our everyday experiences are a form of dreaming, which is to say, they are mental models, simulations, not the things they appear to be. — Stephen LaBerge

To [man] it is granted to have whatever he chooses, to be whatever he wills. — Giovanni Pico Della Mirandola

Ellie?" he said. Just the reflection of his ice-blue irises seared through me. "Do you know what's coming?" "Goodbye?" I said, only half-joking. Jubal smiled, concentrating again on the road. "Maybe not. — Jamie McGuire