Sphered Quotes & Sayings

To maintain nice relation with the people is half of intelligence, nice questioning is half of knowledge, and nice domestic arrangements is half of the management of livelihood. — Ali Ibn Abi Talib

I'm a writer obsessed with remembering: with remembering the past of America above all - and above all, that of Latin America, intimate land condemned to forgetfulness. — Eduardo Galeano

Not thine the sorrow, but ours, sainted soul! Thou hast indeed entered into the promised land, while we are yet on the march. To us remain the rocking of the deep, the storm upon the land, days of duty and nights of watching; but thou are sphered high above all darkness and fear, beyond all sorrow and weariness. Rest, oh, weary heart! — Henry Ward Beecher

It is never too late to start living the life you wish you had. — Lailah Gifty Akita

The Captain's boat inspections were always pretty slapdash, because they mainly just involved him looking at the ropes and planks and barnacles and then nodding to show that he approved of whatever they happened to be doing. — Gideon Defoe

Teaching our children to be well-behaved, good citizens is proper as far as it goes. But we must never mistake this training for Christian nurture or discipline, nor should we mistake their acquiescence to our social mores as true Christian righteousness. — Elyse M. Fitzpatrick

Just when you feel you have no time to relax, know that this is the moment you most need to make time to relax. — Matt Haig

Where is the source of all money-sickness, and the origin of all sex-perversion? ... It lies in the heart of man, and not in the conditions. — D.H. Lawrence

I would define, in brief, the poetry of words as the rhythmical creation of beauty. — Edgar Allan Poe

The nature of touring is packaging acts together that have strong catalogues of music. It's about making sure that it's a winning combination. It's really about giving people value for their money. — Vivian Campbell

Is it easy for me to write from a female point of view? Yeah, I am a female. I'm a very sensitive type of guy. I try to put my female hat on and think how a female would think. If I'm watching 'The Notebook,' I'm definitely gonna cry. I cried during 'E.T.' too. — Benny Blanco

I'd never have guessed which people I'd still know by now. — Sarah Manguso

He was just a taker. She was a taker in her way too. They were taking each other, and they loved each other for that. -June Havoc — Karen Abbott

Sometimes it seems that we initiate a scene and sometimes it seems that we're just taking part in the scene. Actually, we're initiating them all. — Art Hochberg

I know my parents loved me - they certainly did everything they could for me - but displays of affection were kept on a distinctly low flame. — Laurie Graham