Virtudent Quotes & Sayings

I decided there must be room for another airline when I spent two days trying to get through to People Express. — Richard Branson

How things appear is only the thin, papery outer skin of the onion. Of course, when you cut open the onion, your eyes will sting and water, and then you can't see at all. You're lucky if you don't slice your finger. — Elizabeth Cunningham

Archie became absolutely still, afraid that the rapid beating of his heart might betray his sudden knowledge, the proof of what he'd always suspected, not only of Brother Leon but most grownups, most adults: they were vulnerable, running scared, open to invasion. — Robert Cormier

Every one's abilities may be increased or strengthened by a kind of culture. — Jacob Abbott

A political organization is a transferable commodity. You could not find a better way of killing virtue than by packing it into one of these contraptions which some gang of thieves is sure to find useful. — John Jay Chapman

Not every man can carry a full cup. Sudden elevation frequently leads to pride and a fall. The most exacting test of all to survive is prosperity. — J. Oswald Sanders

When Glacier Park was established in 1910, it had about 150 glaciers. Today, with human activities spewing carbon dioxide and methane as if we were intent on re-creating Earth's ancient atmosphere, a warming climate has reduced the number of glaciers to 25, and thoses are shrinking three to four times as fast as they were just half a century ago. The last one is expected to vanish by 2020. — Douglas Chadwick

No trouble, no matter how great the trouble is, should prevent you from praying. — T. B. Joshua

Prayer is not about letting God know your will; it's about completely submitting to him. You die to yourself. — Mark Batterson

Being with my family is very important to me, and touring is very important to me, too, because it's who I am. It's what I do. — Keith Urban

... he strove to leave his life in the hands of God, and to forget himself. — Elizabeth Gaskell

In some ways, I had a traditional 'old South' upbringing, meaning that I spent some time in a military school, and acquired an inoculum of the military ethic that is still with me today: honor, duty, loyalty. — E. O. Wilson

I want everyone to feel as much as possible as if they inhabit the same space. They more fluid the relationship between actor and audience, the better. — Christine Jones