Single Mommy Quotes & Sayings

The painstakingly extracted purple dye was a luxury item of such prestige that the color purple became a way of showing wealth and power. — Mark Kurlansky

I think that passion if really intense is always destructive if not to the two involved, always to other people ... — May Sarton

It is with great sincerity I join you in acknowledging and admiring the dispensations of Providence in our favor. America has only to be thankful and to persevere. God will finish his work and establish their freedom ... If it had not been for the justice of our cause, and the consequent interposition of Providence,in which we had faith, we must have been ruined. If had ever before been an atheist, I should now have been convinced of the being and government of a Deity! It is He who abases the proud and favors the humble. May we never forget His goodnes to us, and may our future conduct manifest our gratitude ... I believe in one God, Creator of the universe. That He governs it by his providence. That He ought to be worshiped. — Benjamin Franklin

Today I start a diary; it is against my usual habbits, but out of a clearly felt need. — Robert Musil

When I was a little child, my parents taught me by example to pray. I began with a picture in my mind of Heavenly Father being far away. As I have matured, my experience with prayer has changed. The picture in my mind has become one of a Heavenly Father who is close by, who is bathed in a bright light, and who knows me perfectly. — Henry B. Eyring

Standing Here My entire world far beneath my feet, I should be filled with pride. Instead, I feel overwhelmed by a sense of defeat. Suddenly it comes to me, toes tempted to test the ledge, that there is a way out of this. Clam surety flows through my veins, and as I turn to wave good-bye, I wonder if it will hurt or if a single person will cry at my funeral. I take a deep breath, a final taste of sweet mountain air. I conjure Leona, Emily. Move my feet closer. Closer There's Grandma One, Grandma Two, and their spouses, waiting for me. I see Dad. Cara. Mommy. I screw up my courage, step over — Ellen Hopkins

Sin is the great clogger, and the blood of Christ is the great cleanser. — Billy Graham

Israel is becoming a fortress. Fences along the borders with Egypt, Lebanon, and Syria. — Richard Engel

If wishes solved problems, the world would be a very different place. — Jaye Wells

With gold a man can do anything. It even sends souls to paradise. — Christopher Columbus

For some reason, people repeatedly have asked RBG when she thought there would be enough women on the court. The question is asinine, her answer effective: 'When there are nine. — Irin Carmon

Security ... it's simply the recognition that changes will take place and the knowledge that you're willing to deal with whatever happens. — Harry Browne

What would have happened if Caverna had been torn by a civil war, the two opposed leaders housed in a single body? — Frances Hardinge

Shaggy wrapper, flapping hat, and muddy legs, was rather — Charles Dickens

Writers are there to write, not experience things. If you want to experience things, become a pirate or a Bookhunter. If you want to write, write. If you can't find the makings of a story inside yourself, you won't find them anywhere. — Walter Moers

A few days later she sent him a two page, single-spaced, typewritten letter preaching to him about the Catholic stand on premarital sex, and especially condemning the use of that horrendous tool of the devil, the seed-killing prophylactic. Don't worry. Those facetious words weren't hers. I paraphrased. This boy was more browbeaten by mommy than Norman Bates. — Dan Skinner

The subject of history is the life of peoples and mankind. — Leo Tolstoy