Theisens Farm Quotes & Sayings

What happened during the previews of Taboo [ musical] was that it was the first time I'd ever been written about as a great song-writer - I cried. I absolutely wept, because it wasn't the usual stuff like, "Oh, he was a drug addict and he did this and that ... " It was really looking at the music and it was really complimentary. It was a huge thing. — Boy George

Children have a right to grow up in a family with a father and a mother capable of creating a suitable environment for the child's development and emotional maturity. — Pope Francis

A biblical standard of sexuality is not merely a test of evangelical consistency. It is a test of evangelical authenticity and integrity. — Albert Mohler

Man, you have no idea what she does to me." Brandon Knight — Bella Jeanisse

Sometimes life seems like a match between oneself and one's gaolors. The gaolers, of course, are one's mistakes; and the question is, who'll hold out longest? When I think of that, life instead of being too long, seems as short as a winter day ... — Edith Wharton

My weekends are oases of time and space, where I am able to draw a breath and dive into the stuff I couldn't get to that week - the great article I bookmarked, the friend whose emails I kept dropping, the blog post I'd meant to write on a subject that wasn't timely but was still important. — Rachel Sklar

I remember the first book I bought, when I was about 11 ... Dad said, 'What have you got that for? What are libraries for?' — Kenneth Branagh

The successful teacher is no longer on a height, pumping knowledge at high pressure into passive receptacles ... — William Osler

The taming and domestication of religion is one of the unceasing chores of civilization. — Christopher Hitchens

Mayonnaise," Morgan said, "is a lot like men. — Sarah Dessen

We therefore find that the triangles and rectangles herein described, enclose a large majority of the temples and cathedrals of the Greek and Gothic masters, for we have seen that the rectangle of the Egyptian triangle is a perfect generative medium, its ratio of five in width to eight in length 'encouraging impressions of contrast between horizontal and vertical lines' or spaces; and the same practically may be said of the Pythagorean triangle — Samuel Colman

Television has accustomed us to brief, intimate, telegraphic, visual, narrative messages. Candidates are learning to act, speak, and think in television's terms. In the process they are transforming speeches, debates, and their appearances in news into ads. — Kathleen Hall Jamieson

I would tell young journalists to be brave and go against the tide. When everyone else is relying on the internet, you should not; when nobody's walking, you should walk; when few people are reading profound books, you should read ... rather than seeking a plusher life you should pursue some hardship. Eat simple food. When everyone's going for quick results, pursue things of lasting value. Don't follow the crowd; go in the opposite direction. If others are fast, be slow.
Jin Yongquan — Judy Polumbaum

It is easy to flatter; it is harder to praise. — Jean Paul