Vespertina Quies Quotes & Sayings

If a man were called to fix the period in the history of the world during which the condition of the human race was most happy and prosperous, he would, without hesitation, name that which elapsed from the death of Domitian to the accession of Commodus. — Edward Gibbon

When I read the Bible, I see that we should have victory in our life and be overcomers, and I can't even control my temper. I'm impatient. I'm hard to get along with. I'm selfish and self-centered, and I don't seem to have any control over it. — Joyce Meyer

There's no reward without work, no victory without effort, no battle won without risk. — Nora Roberts

Everyone - particularly my female friends I speak to - all say 'I wouldn't be in my twenties again if I was paid.' It's a difficult time. — Miranda Hart

Let others express their feelings. This way they can begin to process their beliefs. — Jacqueline Bigar

Further, this human responsibility is in the first instance 'not...a task but a gift,...not law but grace'. It expresses itself in 'believing, responsive love' (p.98). So then, 'one who has understood the nature of responsibility has understood the nature of man. Responsibility is not an attribute, it is the "substance" of human existence. It contains everything..., [it is] that which distinguishes man from all other creatures....' (p.50). Therefore 'if responsibility be eliminated, the whole meaning of human existence disappears' (p.258). — John R.W. Stott

You can't think your way out of a box; you've got to act. — Tom Peters

What is he aching to do? What are we all aching to do? What do we want? She didn't know. She yawned. She was sleepy. It was too much. Nobody could tell. Nobody would ever tell. It was all over. She was eighteen and most lovely, and lost. — Jack Kerouac

The king is a saint and cannot rule, and his son is a devil and should not. — Philippa Gregory

General writing about science, even if we do it badly, helps us to see our work in perspective and broadens our vision. — Martin Rees

Whether you're religious or not, there is a real need for other people's religious positions to be treated with the upmost respect. — Robert Winston

My mom didn't want me to go to college. She didn't want me to read - when I read, I may as well have been holding a pineapple. — Lynda Barry

I try to leave my work at the door when I leave the set. It's almost like summer camp. You go in hard, then you leave, and it's done. — Paul Dano