Vakhovsky Quotes & Sayings

Rather than reacting to every risk we hear and see, we should make an effort to discern which ones we can do something about. — Benjamin Carson

Jim Rohn is one of the most articulate, powerful, thought-provoking speakers I've seen. His unique delivery and style puts him head and shoulders above the rest. — Harvey MacKay

A tear that runs down a believer's cheek is more beneficial than a thousand raindrops on the earth — Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya

I know she's just trying to make things nice, so I do my part. Now, when I get up to use the bathroom in the middle of the night, I turn on the light. I used to just go by sonar: just keep peeing 'til you hear water. — Adam Ferrara

They moved me and scared me. I replayed the tapes and nailed the source of my fear. The women sounded smug. They were entrenched and content in their victimhood. — James Ellroy

Following the pattern offered a kind of comfort, a quiet balance to working in the field during the day. The farmwork was coarse, exhausting, and largely a matter of faith - a farmer threw everything he had into the earth, but ultimately it wasn't up to him whether it rained or not. Sewing was different. Mabel knew if she was patient and meticulous, if she carefully followed the rules, that in the end when it was turned right-side out, it would be just how it was meant to be. A small miracle in itself, and one that life so rarely offered. — Eowyn Ivey

Our society's strong emphasis on dieting and self-image can sometimes lead to eating disorders. We know that more than 5 million Americans suffer from eating disorders, most of them young women. — Tipper Gore

Books of silver; books of bone; and yet the strangest thing you see in all your years at Galvanic is a boy in a ski-mask, sitting in a basement, using a computer. — Robin Sloan

You don't want to negotiate the price of simple things you buy every day. — Jeff Bezos

If I didn't watch so much TV, real life wouldn't be so disappointing. — Mary Calmes

There are no rules in the service of God, and this itself is no rule. — Yehudi Menuhin

It has made me what I am. When every door is closed, one learns to climb through windows. Human nature, I suppose. — Frances Hardinge