Valentine Straw Quotes & Sayings

The wisdom of God is seen in making the most desperate evils turn to the good of his children. As several poisonable ingredients, wisely tempered by the skill of the artist, make a sovereign medicine, so God makes the most deadly afflictions co-operate for the good of his children. He purifies them, and prepares them for heaven. 2 Cor 4: I7. These hard frosts hasten the spring flowers of glory. — Thomas Watson

'Obvious Child,' the short, had a nice life online and a great festival run, but the short and the feature still stand apart from everything else I've done. I play a woman who you might meet in life. My other work is much more heightened. — Jenny Slate

We are very fortunate to live in this country, but at the same time, the reason the forces are so much more destructive here is because they are faceless. — Brandon Boyd

Had I known that coffee could taste so good, I would have gotten drunk on it every day. — Rabih Alameddine

You know this old style of American family series? Well, I sit there and cry. — Graham Kennedy

I don't want my dad to say, 'My daughter is an actress on a TV show.' I want him to say, 'My daughter cares about people.' I would love to know that I'm a role model in Hollywood. — AnnaLynne McCord

I felt like a thief with a bagful of stolen glances. — Jeanette Winterson

Given love and opportunity, every child and adult can recover. All who know this and have the capacity to help others should assist as they can. — Dallin H. Oaks

My goal in the classroom was always to make sure they were having so much fun that they didn't realize they were learning. — Rick Riordan

It's them as take advantage that get advantage I' this world, I think: folks have to wait long enough afore it's brought to 'em. — George Eliot

It's a funny thing, in the US we all believe that we have a right to go to school. We have a right to a good education. And we don't. The U.S. Constitution contains no right for a child to go to school, let alone for a child to go to a good school. And yet, we know that if they don't go to a good school, they're less likely to be able to realize all that this country has to offer. — Benjamin Jealous