Zablacanski Ivan Quotes & Sayings

Before reciting his prayers, a man should give to charity. — Nachman Of Breslov

If a person fights the clear evidence of his senses he will never be able to share in genuine tranquillity — Epicurus

A reminder (Japan's earthquake and tsunami) how flimsy our sophisticated modern world really is — George Alagiah

This is the explanation I used to have on the site before my page got turned into an author's page.

Don't get butt hurt if I give you a 2 or 3 star rating. That means your book was good. I give very few 4 star ratings cause that means your book is gonna be a reread for me. I don't reread a lot of books. I think I gave less than a handful of 5 stars. 5 stars means that I think the book is a GREAT GREAT. Like a classic that will still be read in a 100 years, at least if I were alive it would be.

As you can see I don't buy into the hoopla that everybody is great. It's not true. Most are average. Some suck. Some are great. If you want a visual go google bell curve.

Life has winners and losers. Not everyone deserves a gold star. Suck it up. — D.R. Slaten

It's like, if I had the luxury of choice, and didn't have to worry about making a living, I would definitely want to get into whatever field it was that allowed me to push further and further comedically. Because that's the joy of it. — Mitchell Hurwitz

The day obedience becomes a quest and not an irritation is the day you gain power. — Spencer W. Kimball

The question about my Canadianness comes up a lot, and I'm never quite sure what to say about it. I've carved a life out for myself in Oregon, and it feels like home, not because it's the States but because that's where my friends are and where my son is. — Patrick DeWitt

My closet!" hissed the figure. A spiderlike hand darted out and grabbed the doorknob. "My closet! Mine!" And it slammed the door with a bang. — Julie Kagawa

Flight from tyranny does not of itself insure a safe asylum, far less a happy home. — Herman Melville

All motion, either in the body or anywhere else, is the work of this Prana. — Swami Vivekananda

I am a woman who talks to herself and lies. — Lidia Yuknavitch

No one is ever too old for stories." ~ Durban Chola — E.M. Swift-Hook

A leader is someone you are not disappointed in placing trust in. When that person makes suggestions, you are inclined to trust [them]. Often it is people who have been there [in a similar situation to the people he or she is leading]. They would generally be people who are ready to take the risks themselves. Most leaders would be people who don't ever give commands and remain at home and let the foot soldiers be the ones who bear the brunt. — Desmond Tutu