Yalanie Quotes & Sayings

Someone, somewhere, needs to take courage to break the cycle of violence. Forgiveness is superior to justice. Being kind and compassionate to those who are good to you is easy. True forgiveness and compassion come only when one is able to forgive even those who have committed barbaric acts. If Angulimala is capable of renouncing violence, then tell me, your Majesty: is your civilized society also capable of being truly civilized and renouncing violence? — Satish Kumar

But this I know. Those who seek Him will do well to look among the poor and the lowly, the sorrowful and the oppressed. — Henry Van Dyke

The world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined by those who are not behind the scenes. — Benjamin Disraeli

I prefer the monotony of obscure sacrifices to all ecstasies. To pick up a pin for love can convert a soul. — Therese De Lisieux

If you just do something, then you're a five-year wonder and, goodbye, you're gone. But if people feel it's worthwhile, not only do they copy but they want to learn how to do it To me, that's what it's all about. If someone were to ask me, 'What's the number one thing, in essence, that you left behind?' It was the teaching of others so that they could take my work and take it further. — Vidal Sassoon

The Sudan bombing is a blot on the Clinton presidency, and a blot it ought to remain. — Timothy Noah

I was starting to think maybe there were never any reason for the horrible things people did. None that mattered, anyway. — Kathleen Peacock

I'm black because that's the way the world sees me. — Paula Patton

Since Brooks Brothers is a 189-year-old company, there are plenty of references and inspirations I can draw from their archives and catalogs. The wearer of Black Fleece may not be all that different from mine, in that I imagine that it would be someone who is a true individual, and independent thinker. This is for both men and women. — Thom Browne

The process could be likened to relaxing on a riverbank and watching a fish leap out of the water, sparkle for a moment in the sunlight, then dive back in a graceful arc. There is no need to engage in a mental dialogue about the merits and demerits of the fish, emotionally react to the fish, or jump into the water to try to catch the fish. Once the fish is out of sight, it should also be out of mind. — Bill Vaughan

We're all going to be tested. The dark energy is going to knock on all of our doors. — Mike Tyson

I prefer ugliness to beauty, because ugliness endures. — Serge Gainsbourg