Shizuko Hoshi Quotes & Sayings

When I have a good pair of shoes, I wear them over and over. Whether it's nice sneakers or a cool pair of combat boots, splurge on a pair you love that you can wear over and over with totally different outfits. — Bethany Mota

Giving in a regular, disciplined, generous way-up to and beyond the tithe-is simply good sense in view of the promises of God. — John Piper

Come on, Kai ... my freckles are getting impatient.
Bloody hell ... did my little vixen just tell me to hurry up? — Wendy Higgins

I put off ordination over God's sadistic torture of his only son, and subsequent torture of millions of people, because what was the point of salvation if you still existed at the whims of God and man? What was the point of faith if you were still subject to suffering? I understood all the theologies, but I didn't see why I had to align myself with it. I understood the idea of God as compassionate observer, healer, and strength. Those were all nice ideas. But why choose to stand by them as partner? Why become a mouthpiece? — C.D. Reiss

Commence mental back patting. — Adrianne Brooks

Companies that get confused, that think their goal is revenue or stock price or something. You have to focus on the things that lead to those. — Tim Cook

The joys of possession I have never felt very acutely. I find it hard to think of myself as the owner of anything. But I do tend to slip into the role of guardian and protector of the unloved and unlovable, of what other people disdain or spurn: bad-tempered old dogs, ugly pieces of furniture that have stubbornly stayed alive, cars on the edge of breakdown. It is a role I resist; but every now and then the mute appeal of the unwanted overwhelms my defences. — J.M. Coetzee

Fuckyou-ish?" "The English dialect of the ancient language 'fuckyou.' Very old. Dignified even. — Celia Kyle

All you have to do to educate a child is leave him alone and teach him to read. The rest is brainwashing. — Ellen Gilchrist