Skylights Over Texas Quotes & Sayings

The great benefactors of individuals and of communities are the enlightened educators: the wise-teaching, mental and moral instructors and exemplars of our times. — Dorothea Dix

I've always thought preaching to the converted is just kind of futile and silly. — Patterson Hood

Slowly he looked at me, and then he bent down, planting his lips on mine. The kiss was unexpected - deep and forceful. Stunned I just stood there as he pulled back, nipping at my bottom lip. "Tasty, Kitten." Then he spun, planted his right hand on Blake's shoulder, knocking him back into a locker. "See you around," he said, smirking. — Jennifer L. Armentrout

You don't need money to look fabulous. There are so many awesome new designers, so many designers doing collections for mass retailers. — Stacy London

When even the brightest mind in our world has been trained up from childhood in a superstition of any kind, it will never be possible for that mind, in its maturity, to examine sincerely, dispassionately, and conscientiously any evidence or any circumstance which shall seem to cast a doubt upon the validity of that superstition. I doubt if I could do it myself. — Mark Twain

An artist is forced by others to paint out of his own free will. — Willem De Kooning

Son, you walked into the den of a master. If you aren't able to extol the virtues of your mattress, Mara will guide you to one that you are. So, while you're here, you need to let Mara show you our Spring Deluxe — Kristen Ashley

Never allow others to put obstacles in the pathway of your dreams — John C. Maxwell

We seldom question the purpose of life when our world is sunny and bright. This question tends to hide itself during pleasant sailing, only rearing its face during the deepest and darkest travails, when the gales of storm weather have fallen. — Donald L. Hicks

We like to think that we think for ourselves, but it is not that simple. We think like the people we most admire and need. Everyone belongs to a community that reinforces the plausibility of some beliefs and discourages others. Berger notes that many have concluded from this fact that, because we are all locked into our historical and cultural locations, it is impossible to judge the rightness or wrongness of competing beliefs. — Timothy Keller

I didn't want to be on a major label. I wanted all the attention and the noise to go away because I wanted to be something a little bit more substantial. — Beck

If you think that I am mad now, then take away my books, and you'll find I've completely gone insane! — Jen Selinsky

Later the island was turned into a leper colony, a lunatic asylum, and a naval base. The government had only recently turned the island back into a prison. — Nelson Mandela

A woman will always be a woman. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I'm not Vegas. Places I play usually cost like $3 to get in, you know, and people are going: Gee, I've got $3, I think I'll throw it away. — Steve Martin