Quotes & Sayings About Strength During Bereavement

Going to prison is like dying with your eyes open. — Bernard Kerik

You know, a cell phone's like a guy; if you don't plug him in every night, charge him good, you got nothing at all. — Catherine Coulter

God does not hear us because we pray earnestly - He hears us solely on the basis of redemption. God is never impressed by our earnestness. — Oswald Chambers

Respect elders; protect children. This I do believe. As a young man it is sometimes, in a charitable sense, difficult to shake the sentiment that every elderly person is my grandparent, and every child is my child. — Criss Jami

The shame of her youth screamed at her from every brick, but Jesus silenced it. She had dreaded this moment for weeks, but God was so powerful. In the very place of her worst sin and deepest pain his peace billowed through her soul. — Sarah Sundin

There were many reasons why I chose to stay silent about my past for so long, mostly fear and shame. Now im older and wiser.Now I understand that I should never have to live in fear of another human being, and if I do, that's their shame, not mine. — Gabriella Gillespie

Comedians are innately programmed to pick up oddities like mispronounced words, upside-down books on a shelf, and generally undetectable mistakes in everyday life. — Bob Newhart

Jarret condemns the burnings, but does so in such mild language that his people are free to hear what they want to hear. As for the beatings, the tarring and feathering, and the destruction of "heathen houses of devil-worship," he has a simple answer: "Join us! Our doors are open to every nationality, every race! Leave your sinful past behind, and become one of us. Help us to make America great again." He's had notable success with this carrot-and-stick approach. — Octavia E. Butler

What can be hoped for which is not believed? — Saint Augustine

[H]uman beings ... make a limit in their mind of what their potential is. They decide, "I've been told this," or "this is what society tells me," or they've been made to believe something. If every human being actually threw away those thoughts ... the potential of human beings is great, it's huge, compared to what they actually think of themselves. — Takeru Kobayashi

I'm a pretty calm person. That came from living in Italy for a long time. Nothing works, nothing is on time. You have to learn to deal with it. — Tom Ford

With melted opals for my milk, Pearl-leaf for my cracker. — Gwendolyn Brooks

Nothing is more self-limiting than going to extremes. — Marty Rubin

Maybe I'm too busy being yours to fall for somebody new. — Alex Turner

Self-awareness is self adventure. — Lailah Gifty Akita