Yakushimaru Quotes & Sayings

U is gone. I suppose you're aware. The 1st aeiouy to go. Up until now the other graphemes were not aeiouys. When the aeiouys start to go, Ella, writing to you turns exponentially more grueling. I will not throw in the towel, though. I trust that you won't either. I truly relish our partnership. — Mark Dunn

Every habit and faculty is preserved and increased by correspondent actions, as the habit of walking, by walking; of running, by running. — Epictetus

I have a counter-theory ... I believe men built most things because women were shut out of political power, job opportunities, and education for most of history, and instead forced into servitude towards men in the home. I believe my theory has a lot of evidence for it, in the form of all of history. — Amanda Marcotte

Deep down, we're all some kind of crazy, Ada. — Laura Miller

I am not normally a betting person, but I say that putting your money on the American people is about as close to a sure bet as you are going to get. — Blanche Lincoln

Leadership is the behavior each of us exerts when we take responsibility for our actions and their consequences. — John Baldoni

The trees like lungs filling with air
My sister, the mean one, pulling my hair — Jeffrey Eugenides

Every great, successful person I know shares the capacity to remain centered, clear and powerful in the midst of emotional "storms." How do they accomplish this? Most of them have a fundamental rule: In life, never spend more than 10 percent of your time on the problem, and spend at least 90 percent of your time on the solution. Most important, don't sweat the small stuff ... and remember, it's all small stuff! — Anthony Robbins

Some women attract desire. Others do not. — Philippa Gregory

If I need to cheer myself up, I will put on some fabulous '40s musical on video. But I'm very lucky; I seldom get depressed. Without question, I'm a 'glass half full' person. In fact, it's three-quarters full! — Joan Collins

My message is that God is a good God. — Joel Osteen

Kettle, you're not embracing my awesome. Embrace the awesome."
"So are you going to tell me how you knew?" I pulled back to look at him, and his gaze flicked to mine. "Well, I'd always had a feeling of awesome, even as a young boy."
"My God. You're infuriating."
"Kettle, I'm touched, but you don't need to call me 'God. — Teresa Mummert

According to the doctrine of chance, you ought to put yourself to the trouble of searching for the truth; for if you die without worshiping the True Cause, you are lost. "But," say you, "if He had wished me to worship Him, He would have left me signs of His will." He has done so; but you neglect them. Seek them, therefore; it is well worth it. — Blaise Pascal

I hate the idea of sequels. I think you should be able to do it in one book. — Jane Gardam

Some people did take the domestic goddess title literally rather than ironically. It was about the pleasures of feeling like one rather than actually being one. — Nigella Lawson