Umplutura Quotes & Sayings

I had done my best, and it wasn't good enough. I doubted, I pined, I prayed, and I was still me. I was a gay woman, inspired by Jesus in ways beyond my ability to communicate, who failed to live up to the expectations of all that a Christian was supposed to agree with, believe in, and reenact. I was certain I could no longer be the standard-bearer of an institutionalized religion, but I couldn't escape the fact that my faith seeped into my art. — Jennifer Knapp

The suffering we bring on ourselves, we can ask to be taken away from us once we repent of it. The suffering sent to instruct us, we can ask for the strength to endure, and the humbleness to be instructed. — John C. Wright

Dr Piper smiled hugely like a big cherub. 'Of course it's wonderful. The whole world is wonderful. Everything is made to fit into its place. And you and Kirsty are the most wonderful of all. Just look at the way you are made. — Colin Thiele

Experimentation is an active science. — Claude Bernard

I question why the Department continued to watch the costs escalate without informing Parliament and without considering alternatives. — Sheila Fraser

Film is just a different version of what we did round the campfire when we were Neanderthals. We tell stories so people can learn things and relativise things. — Chris Pine

I gave him a gentle uncomprehending look in return. I am a grown-up woman now; let him unbury his own catastrophes. — Alice Munro

The Virginia class is an extremely successful program, and we'd like to keep it that way, and we're confident in our performance. But the Ohio replacement is a significantly larger ship. — Phebe Novakovic

But God does use the foolish things of the world to confound the wise. It doesn't matter who we are really - just who He is. - Miz Opal — Martha Finley