Tremia Appling Quotes & Sayings

The first noble truth of the Buddha is that when we feel suffering, it doesn't mean that something is wrong. What a relief. Finally somebody told the truth. Suffering is part of life, and we don't have to feel it's happening because we personally made the wrong move. In reality, however, when we feel suffering, we think that something is wrong. As long as we're addicted to hope, we feel that we can tone our experience down or liven it up or change it somehow, and we continue to suffer a lot. — Pema Chodron

It is hard to imagine that, having downgraded the US, S & P will not follow suit on at least one of the other members of the dwindling club of sovereign AAAs. If this were to materialise and involve a country like France, for example, it could complicate the already fragile efforts by Europe to rescue countries in its periphery. — Mohamed El-Erian

When we neglect our Bible study we often feel guilty. When you skip a meal do you feel guilty? No, you feel hungry. The Bible is food for our soul. When we fail to read it we should not feel guilty, we should feel hungry. Guilt is fueled by obligation hunger is fueled by desire. — Tyler Edwards

Don't be afraid of anyone. Imagine your life if you're not afraid of anyone. — Laurie Anderson

I'd rather be close to those that tell me the truth as it is than being around those that lie straight to my face knowing I'm worth the truth. — Abdulazeez Henry Musa

Balenciaga did the most delicious evening clothes. Clothes aren't delicious any more. — Diana Vreeland

Policy was not reconsidered because the governing group had no habit of purposeful consultation. — Barbara W. Tuchman

Why tell me to be reasonable when you should be telling me to be courageous? [Arlana to Dave in The Battle for Halcyon] — Peter Kazmaier

Madam, a circulating library in a town is as an evergreen tree of diabolical knowledge; it blossoms through the year. And depend on it that they who are so fond of handling the leaves, will long for the fruit at last. — Richard Brinsley Sheridan

The old Chinese proverb springs to mind - No pain, no gain. — Marian Keyes

God must be more valuable to us than anything. We must put God first as opposed to just trying to to squeeze Him into our lives. — Michael Brown

Public service used to be the highest of callings, until people like Madame Voldemort vilified it. — Jennifer Granholm

The first thing I ever thought of when I thought of Buffy , the movie, was the little ... blonde girl who goes into a dark alley and gets killed, in every horror movie. The idea of Buffy was to subvert that idea, that image, and create someone who was a hero where she had always been a victim. That element of surprise ... genre-busting is very much at the heart of both the movie and the series. — Joss Whedon