Voakes Free Quotes & Sayings

Work on with the intrepidity of a lion but at the same time with the tenderness of a flower. — Swami Vivekananda

We become anxious when we take a godlike stance, occupying ourselves with things too great for us. — Paul E. Miller

For you, there is underage, and then, there is underage. I believe a taste of wine is perfectly acceptable, but please stick to one glass tonight. Now, let's work on ambiance. — Maureen Johnson

The Mexican debt crisis, Latin American debt crisis, the crises of the 1990s, the Wall Street stock market crash, and other events should have reminded us, and did remind us, that financial instability remains a concern, remains a problem. — Ben Bernanke

It's a big world. A lot of people are worth loving. Why love someone mediocre? — Akhil Sharma

The average person has one Fallopian tube. — Bo Burnham

There is a certain fate to the universe and a certain randomness. — Harlan Coben

I also argue that sin (or at least our thinking about it) has evolved significantly since the 1950s and continues to do so, such that Fidel Castro's confident cri de Coeur from the early 1960's, "History will absolve me," could work today for a great many religious Jews and Christians wrestling with their conscience. — John Portmann

Democracy is messy. It is messy whether you've been doing it since 1789 or whether you're going to do it for the first time in 2005. The trouble with Democracy is, you hold elections. The trouble with dictatorships is ... you don't. — Rich Galen

Solitude is a time for "God and God alone." Who knows what can happpen when we focus only on God. In solitude, we sense our deep oneness with God and keep company with Him. Solitude is breaking through my isolation into sharing and being in touch with my Creator. In fact, we can begin to heal our loneliness by transforming it into solitude. — Sue Monk Kidd