Skovby Teak Quotes & Sayings

The more frequently you focus on your appreciation and gratitude for each breath, the greater will be your sense of daily gratitude ... Now say, 'I am joyfully grateful for each and every breath.' If you have any doubt of your gratitude, just imagine the alternative for a moment - not being able to breathe! — Zelig Pliskin

The murderous, self-elected, megalomaniacal head of state with the morals of a fruit fly is an obscene feature of African life that is not likely to disappear. — Paul Theroux

I liked that Larry King didn't know who Minerva was. — Maria Shriver

It is through drawing that masters are first revealed, through drawing that they live and prove their value, whatever variations they may impose on their talent. — Michael Gerard Bauer

[Even the mechanism can be endowed with an image. Thus] the thermostat has an image of the outside world in the shape of information regarding its temperature. It has also a value system in the sense of the ideal temperature at which it is set. Its behavior is directed towards the receipt of information which will bring its image and its value systems together — Kenneth E. Boulding

Generals trump Majors," Ursan said.
"True, but do princes trump generals?"
"I attacked him."
"Ryne's not the type to hold a grudge."
Ursan considered. "Isn't he a king? Both his parents died"
"Technically, yes. But he hasn't assumed the title."
"Neither has Prince Kerrick," Ursan said. " Don't you find that odd?"
"Not with Kerrick. He loved his father very much. I think it's still too painful for him to assume the title. Plus he hasn't been home in years."
Ursan remained quiet until we reached his tent. "Prince Kerrick's a forest mage. Which means his eyes change colour with the seasons. Right?"
"Yes."
He stared at me for a moment. "Lucky guy." Ursan ducked into his tent. — Maria V. Snyder

I have cervical cancer. I'm what they call a DES baby ... I have been cancer free for 7 years now ... I had it the first time when I was 19 and then it came back a few years later after I went through treatment. — Amy Weber

I would have no desire other than to accomplish thy will. Teach me to pray; pray thyself in me. — Francois Fenelon

Not many women got to live out the daydream of women - to have a room, even a section of a room, that only gets messed up when she messes it up herself. — Maxine Hong Kingston