Wissahickon Park Quotes & Sayings

Ambition, as that passion is generally understood,- a strong desire to rise above others, to occupy the first place, - formed no part of Lafayette's character. In him the passion was nothing more than a constant and irresistible wish to do good. — Marquis De Lafayette

The Gospel is not the ABC's of the Christian life; it is the A through Z of the Christian life. — J.I. Packer

I didn't have time for talent shows and stuff like that. I was into books and studying real hard. — Cheryl Lynn

I wait and take on projects that I think can work. — Kevin Costner

Ah, that we lack the courage of our romantic convictions; and thereby miss the wine of life, forgoing the very thing that makes living worthwhile. — Hunter S. Thompson

I grew up a happy kid in Toronto. I've never suffered. I've never even had a real job! But I understand sadness and striving, and those two things tie into all the roles that I've played. — Alison Pill

Charisma is the gift from above where a leader knows from inside himself what to do. — Max Weber

Children have the resilience to outlive their sufferings, if given a chance. — Ishmael Beah

Writing [is] a form of prayer. — Franz Kafka

What peaceful hours I once enjoy'd! How sweet their memory still! But they have left an aching void The world can never fill. — William Cowper

Do not be obsessed by egotism, imagining that you are the cause of action, everything is due to God. — Sathya Sai Baba

That's what we've lost, you know. What you've lost; all of you. A sense of wonder and awe and ... sin. These people know there are still things they don't know, things that can still go wrong, things they can still do wrong. — Iain M. Banks