Traiste Quotes & Sayings

Did you ever ask yourself if each one of us pursued a high educational degree, who would do the skilled manual work? Craftsmanship may not earn us the money we want but that does not mean we should scorn on anyone doing it. We are obliged to be respectful and grateful to anyone using their hands to clean our households, trim our hedges,carpentry our furniture, farm our food, crafts the objects we collect and gift, style our hairs, etc. Next time you encounter a crafts person acknowledge their manual competence. — Gloria D. Gonsalves

What if you offered your body love instead of criticism? What if you offered it some compassion instead of insults? What if you saw the decades of abuse, wear-and-tear, and aging as cause for more love instead of less? What if you acknowledged the thousands of miles it has trekked through this rough and wild world and you felt nothing but appreciation and love for all it has withstood for you? What if you offered it more sleep, more hot baths, better foods, healthy exercise, fun activities, and more rest? What if you gave it more love? What if you stopped punishing it for belonging to you? — Emily Maroutian

The secret of wealth is that workers are systematically underpaid. — Julie Rivkin

Dead folks use plastic! When in doubt, throw it out! Please use the bathroom appointed for your gender and mortality! — Lia Habel

I don't think much about guys from the past. I'm glad I knew them, but there's a reason they didn't make it into my future. — Lorraine Zago Rosenthal

It may be wise to have many associates, but unwise to assume they are your friends. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Find the beauty in everyone and everything, everyday!
Roxanne Catherine Mapp — Roxanne Catherine Mapp

The FEAR of becoming dehydrated causes dehydration. As with so many things in our life, it is because we KNOW it is a problem that it is a problem. — Gerry Lindgren

Her mother's private feelings, she would realize later (with no small amount of shame), were of no real concern to her. She only cared about what her mother gave to her and what she withheld. — Leslie Parry

Tell me what you want, baby."
"Just you. However you come."
"I come with uncontrollable love for you. Is that good enough? — Jodi Ellen Malpas

The belief, not only of the socialist but of those so-called liberals who are diligently preparing the way for them is that by due skill an ill working humanity may be framed into well-working initiations. It is delusion. The defective natures of citizens will show themselves in bad acting of whatever social structure they are arranged into. There is no political alchemy by which you can get golden conduct out of laden instincts. — Herbert Spencer

For me, romance is only 'true' when there are two sides to it. I think to have true romance you have to have the moments where you feel alone and you're crying and you feel like your heart's about to break ... as well as the moments where you're floating through this orgasmic dream state. — Charli XCX

The histories of Blacks and Jews in bondage and out of bondage, have been blood histories pursued through our kindred searchings for self-determination. Let this blood be a stain of honor that we share. Let us not now become enemies to ourselves and to each other. — June Jordan

You are the Soul
and the medicine for what wounds the Soul. — Rumi