Velimirovic Nikolaj Quotes & Sayings

O Lord Most-wise, strengthen us by Your power that we not fear the non-believing world neither when they lash us with whips nor when they insult us with words for Your sake. — Nikolaj Velimirovic

For if God does not for a moment tire of giving us good things, how can we tire of thanking Him for these good things? — Nikolaj Velimirovic

Seeking is all very well, but holding requires greater talent: Seeking involves some luck; now the demand is for skill. — Ovid

Let us be ashamed of our slowness in thanking God when He gives, and of our quickness in grumbling at Him when He takes away. — Nikolaj Velimirovic

Be humble, for the worst thing in the world is of the same stuff as you; be confident, for the stars are of the same stuff as you. — Nikolaj Velimirovic

They who go Feel not the pain of parting; it is they Who stay behind that suffer. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

I got called to write for Aerosmith, nothing ever came of it, but I ended up spending the day with Steven Tyler and going to his house and we sat down at the piano, just me and him, and he sang for me and played, then he asked me to sing for him, and then we sang harmony together. That was just a big moment where it was like 'oh my god, my life is crazy!' It was really cool. — Bonnie McKee

The age of celebrity editors and monstrous staffing are over. — Felix Dennis

For every man, peace of soul is precious. With those who have attained peace of soul, the body can be in constant motion; in work, in pain, but their souls, affixed to God, always remain in unwavering peace. — Nikolaj Velimirovic

By the time I would have graduated, at 22, I was a writer and featured performer on Saturday Night Live. — Sarah Silverman

Make no apologies for who you are. — Marshall Sylver

I am surprised. 'A disk? A bloody disk. What do I look like to you? Jason goddamn Bourne? — Eoin Colfer

You can set up housekeeping on one side of the looking glass or the other--the side that makes big things small or small things big. — Carrie Fisher

I just wanted to give them the 'Lost Jewelry' so they can say, 'Yo, they get that's mean.' And then when I tell 'em, 'Yo, that ain't even the meal. Get ready for the meal!' That's when we 'bout to go crazy because the taste of the appetizer. — Raekwon

Strike deep, divide us from cheap-got doubt,
Leap, leap between us and the easy out;
Teach us to seize, to use, to sleep well, to let go;
Let our loves, freed in us, gaudy and graceful, grow. — Marie Ponsot

Student-people are different from other people. They spend their entire life asking questions, and as soon as they have found out the answers, they start all over again with new, harder questions... when a student-person finds a good answer to a hard question, the other student-people will gasp, hug each other, and then throw a party. Those parties never last long, for student-people are in a hurry to go back to work and find new answers. — Roberto Trotta

For preserving peace of soul, it is also necessary to avoid judging others. — Nikolaj Velimirovic

Adopted kids are such a pain - you have to teach them how to look like you. — Gilda Radner

It is not only the hostility of others that may prevent us from questioning the status quo. Our will to doubt can be just as powerfully sapped by an internal sense that societal conventions must have a sound basis, even if we are not sure exactly what this may be, because they have been adhered to by a great many people for a long time. It seems implausible that our society could be gravely mistaken in its beliefs, and at the same time, that we would be alone in noticing the fact. We stifle our doubts, and follow the flock, because we cannot conceive of ourselves as pioneers of hitherto unknown difficult truths. It is for help in overcoming our meekness that we can turn to the philosopher. — Alain De Botton

We were designed to love and to be loved, to reach our dreams to unleash our potentials but not live in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. — Auliq Ice