Skofield Homes Quotes & Sayings

The extreme affliction which overtakes human beings does not create human misery, it merely reveals it. — Simone Weil

Some people come drifting into our skies carrying hope just as the clouds drift into the deserts! — Avijeet Das

Charity is a supreme virtue, and the great channel through which the mercy of God is passed onto mankind. — Conrad Hilton

The first music I was ever exposed to was Irish folk music, like the Clancy Brothers. My father plays that and Christmas songs. — Matt Dillon

I believe Christianity is at its core a gospel of life. I believe great breakthrough and healing are available. I believe we can prevent the thief from ransacking our lives if we will do as our Shepherd says. And when we can't seem to find the healing or the breakthrough, when the thief does manage to pillage, I believe ours is a gospel of resurrection. Whatever loss may come, that is not the end of the story. Jesus came that we might have life. — John Eldredge

I come from straight theater. — Brian Baumgartner

After missing the cut at the 1957 Masters because of poor putting, Hogan retired to the clubhouse and suggested that putting should no longer be a part of the game. "If I had my way," Hogan grumbled, "every golf green would be made into a huge funnel. You hit the funnel and the ball would roll down a pipe into the hole. I've always considered that golf is one game," Hogan added, "and putting another. — Jim Hawkins

I did not tell you that Helena Andrenyi was Mrs. Armstrong's sister? — Agatha Christie

I am so filled with wrong I don't remember what right is. — Kiersten White

Teenagers are obviously God's punishment for having sex in the first place. — Kathy Lette

The dreams we are chasing and the reality that is chasing us are always parallel; they never meet. — Ai Yazawa

Or guides might initiate a discussion of slave names. Many owners insisted on the right to name their newborn slaves - rather than allowing their parents this pleasure - and then deliberately gave them demeaning names or names that ironically invoked godlike figures from antiquity. George Washington, for instance, used Hercules, Paris-boy, Sambo, Sucky, Flukey, Doll, Suck Bass, Caesar, and Cupid. Most slaves received no last names. Guides could ask visitors to imagine the self-respect of black children under these conditions. — James W. Loewen

You would think it best to save your breath for running, but I often find screaming helps. — Mark Lawrence

The achievement of great things though comes from the ability to manage yourselfvery, very, very well. Or at least well enough where you almost become compulsive about getting certain things done. You have to set a standard for yourself that's.very, very, very high and you have to manage your thoughts to where they need to be allow yourself to be successful, at what your trying to do. — Kai Greene