Vivaista Quotes & Sayings

There is in life only one moment and in eternity only one. It is so brief that it is represented by the fleeting of a luminous mote through the thin ray of sunlight - and it is visible but a fraction of a second. The moments that preceded it have been lived, are forgotten and are without value; the moments that have not been lived have no existence and will have no value except in the moment that each shall be lived. While you are asleep you are dead; and whether you stay dead an hour or a billion years the time to you is the same. — Mark Twain

We must practice the Presence of God. Jesus said, "Lo, I am with you always" [Matthew 28:20]. Remember, Christ is always near us. — Billy Graham

They won't take you seriously because you are a girl. These guys had to understand that you are just as tough as them, and you have to take them on. — Michelle Yeoh

Self-sufficiency is both a good and an absolute good. — Aristotle.

Melody is king, and don't you ever forget it. Lyrics appear to be out front, but they're not; they're just an accompanying factor. If they're good, you're really in good shape. Lyrics are written to be rewritten. — Quincy Jones

It's a falsehood to state that francophone communities are thriving. — Gilles Duceppe

Poet
To mask the fiery thought,
in simple words succeeds.
For still the craft of genius is,
To mask a king in weeds — Ralph Waldo Emerson

For a long time I was convinced that the conflict between Jewish people and black people in this country was a media event. — Toni Morrison

Keep your mind on your objective, and persist until you succeed. Study, think, and plan. — W. Clement Stone

Do not make loose promises. But, when you make a promise, keep it. Be true to yourself. Be dependable. Whatever you have to do, do it the very best you can. It is not the fuss and feathers that count; it is the hard, steady effort that makes the grade.
SP 64 (SP is Studies in Priesthood, European Mission, 1930) — John Andreas Widtsoe

For the first time in my life, I want the right to get married. I've met somebody who meets the criteria of what I've always imagined in and wanted from a partner - someone to marry and to bring children into the world with. — Kyan Douglas

The advice I give to all adventurers is to seek a place where they may sleep
in safety. — Samuel De Champlain

Of course it's for you. But it's also so those little diseased children don't become dracula snacks. We need to get them safe so they can be sick and die in peace. — Blake Crouch