Tiferes Bais Quotes & Sayings

One of your most ancient writers, a historian named Herodotus, tells of a thief who was to be executed. As he was taken away he made a bargain with the king: in one year he would teach the king's favorite horse to sing hymns. The other prisoners watched the thief singing to the horse and laughed. "You will not succeed," they told him. "No one can." To which the thief replied, "I have a year, and who knows what might happen in that time. The king might die. The horse might die. I might die. And perhaps the horse will learn to sing. — Jerry Pournelle

Ben West points out that even from a selfish perspective, earning to give allows you to have things that people believe make them happy, like money and a high-status job, while still getting the fulfillment that comes from knowing you are helping to make the world a better place. — Peter Singer

His words hung hollow between us, the knowledge that I'd given him my virginity, my body, my heart, my everything, only for him to walk away in a few weeks shredded me. — Aria Cole

I am in the process of starting a nonprofit organization that gives rescued animals a home in a simulated wild environment and, for those who have been tested on, who are disabled, aggressive, etc., their own space to live out their days. — Casey Affleck

When I do uptempo songs, I like to bring in the funk and world music and different elements. — Judith Hill

We are fragile creatures, and it is from this weakness, not despite it, that we discover the possibility of true joy. — Desmond Tutu

When we talk about democracy, if the people's stomach is empty, democracy is also empty. Democracy can not be installed by fiat; it must be achieved by the people themselves. — Y. C. James Yen

The world needs more social innovations. — Anne Wojcicki

If you're not at peace with yourself, you can't be at peace with anyone else. — Joyce Meyer

once a weak person gets really frightened, they get quite savage with terror and they've no self-control at all. — Agatha Christie