Yorgensen Quotes & Sayings

So it's a mistake for someone to think that they bailed New York out. They did assist us, for which we are grateful, but it's a mistake to say we bailed New York out by giving them a grant of money to help those poor people who throw it away on welfare. — David Dinkins

Wisdom comes from experience, either the experience of others or of oneself. And to let experience do its work, a person has to be open to receiving the lessons that it has to teach. — Henry Cloud

I focus back on Kayden, releasing a breath trapped in my chest. "Are you okay?" He cups his hand over his eye, stares at his shoes, and keeps his other hand against his chest, seeming vulnerable, weak, and perplexed. For a second, I picture myself on the ground with bruises and cuts that can only be seen from the inside. "I'm fine." His voice is harsh, so I turn toward the house, ready to bolt. "Why did you do that?" he calls out through the darkness. I stop on the line of the grass and turn to meet his eyes. "I did what anyone else would have done. — Jessica Sorensen

He called it a ptero-dactyle, meaning 'wing-fingered. — Elizabeth Kolbert

It's amazing how fast later comes when you buy now. — Milton Berle

I know who I am and who I may be, if I choose. — Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra

God will not make you do something you don't want to do - He will just make you wish you had. — Wayman Mitchell

Honestly, people always talk about 'normal' as though it is something to aspire to, but that's a load of crap. Normal isn't an achievement, it's a baseline. Normal is something you end up as if you never get around to doing something interesting. — Joseph R. Lallo

It's a cold world, better pack your own heat. — Redman

Fear is not your enemy. It is a compass pointing you to the areas where you need to grow — Steve Pavlina

Resisting temptation and instilling self-control are general human goals, and repeatedly failing to achieve them is a source of much of our misery. — Dan Ariely

The number of calls from you on my phone is zero. The number of calls from me to you is one. When you hear the voicemail, I hope you don't hear the desperation in the way I wish you all the luck in the world and tell you how pleased I am for you. I hope you don't hear the way my lungs breathe 'iloveyouineedyoupleasedontgo' every time I draw in a breath. — Nikita Gill

Blessing must arise from within your own mind. It is not something that comes from outside. When the positive qualities of your mind increase and the negativities decrease, that is what blessing means. The Tibetan word for blessing ... means transforming into magnificent potential. Therefore, blessing refers to the development of virtuous qualities you did not previously have and the improvement of those good qualities you have already developed. It also means decreasing the defilements of the mind that obstruct the generation of wholesome qualities. So actual blessing is received when the minds virtuous attributes gain strength and its defective characteristics weaken or deteriorate. — Dalai Lama XIV