Uncle Birthday Wishes Quotes & Sayings

A man who has no part in the grace of God, cannot keep the commandments of God, or prepare himself, either wholly or in part, to receive grace; but he rests of necessity under the power of sin. — Martin Luther

I suspect it was ... the old story of the implacable necessity of a man having honour within his own natural spirit. A man cannot live and temper his mettle without such honour. There is deep in him a sense of the heroic quest; and our modern way of life, with its emphasis on security, its distrust of the unknown and its elevation of abstract collective values has repressed the heroic impulse to a degree that may produce the most dangerous consequences. — Laurens Van Der Post

At whatever point one opens Gift from the Sea, to any chapter or page, the author's words offer a chance to breathe and to live more slowly. The book makes it possible to quiet down and rest in the present, no matter what the circumstances may be. Just to read it - a little of it or in its entirety - is to exist for a while in a different and more peaceful tempo. Even the sway and flow of language and cadence seem to me to make reference to the easy, inevitable movements of the sea. — Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Usually it takes me about nine to 12 months to write a book. — Jerry Spinelli

Not everything has to be immediate. — Sandra Bullock

If you inflict your unhappiness onto others, it is sinful — Dennis Prager

Hollywood has turned into an emotional Detroit. — Lillian Gish

Stop waiting for Friday, for summer, for someone to fall in love with you, for life, happiness is achieved when you stop waiting for it and make the most of the moment you are in NOW. — Annomynous

Dream for life; dream for love; dream for a better world. The purpose of life should not be only to achieve silver and gold. — Debasish Mridha

I grew up as a Roy Rogers fan, of course. — Phil Everly

Nope, but somehow, I think I'd move bodies night and day for you, Tate McKenna. — Lily Paradis