Zhnednout Quotes & Sayings

I have made a personal decision NOT TO WORRY. This has tremendously contributed to my happiness!! — Sandra M. Michelle

What strength does a mother have, and from which of her body cells does that energy come from? — Maria Tzoutzopoulou

He did not appear to be a very tall man; what I could see of legs seemed stumpy, though heavily muscled. His chest was broad and deep. Later I learned that he swam in the sea almost every morning. His thick strong arms were circled with leather wristbands and a bronze armlet above his left elbow that gleamed with polished onyx and lapis lazuli ... Puckered white scars from old wounds stood out against the dark skin of his arms, parting the black hairs like roads through a forest ... Odysseos wore a sleeveless tunic, his legs and feet bare, but he had thrown a lamb's fleece across his wide shoulders. His face was thickly bearded with dark curly hair that showed a trace of grey. His heavy mop of ringlets came down to his shoulders and across his forehead almost down to his black eyebrows. Those eyes were as grey as the sea outside on this rainy afternoon, probing, searching, judging. — Ben Bova

Insignificant, is the loss of relatives, wealth and fame; The loss of wisdom is the greatest loss. Insignificant, is the increase of relatives, wealth and fame; The increase of wisdom is the highest gain. Therefore, you should train yourselves thus: "We will grow in the increase of wisdom" Thus you should train yourselves. — Gautama Buddha

The Oriental philosophy approaches easily loftier themes than the modern aspires to; and no wonder if it sometimes prattle about them. It only assigns their due rank respectively to Action and Contemplation, or rather does full justice to the latter. Western philosophers have not conceived of the significance of Contemplation in their sense. — Henry David Thoreau

Sometimes I felt that there was something physical connecting us, a long rope that stretched between Boston and Portland: when she tugged on her end, I felt it on mine. Wherever she went, wherever I went, there it would be, that shining twined string that stretched and pulled but never broke, our every movement reminding us of what we would never have again. — Hanya Yanagihara

I'm tired of praise; and love is very sweet, when it is simple and sincere like this. — Louisa May Alcott

What are the obvious temptations and inclinations that consistently call me or entice me to go against my personal beliefs, values and standards? You don't need a prophet for this! — Archibald Marwizi

Graves: It's going to snow.
Dru Anderson: Thanks for the warning.
Graves: Hey, no problem. First one's free. — Lilith Saintcrow

My father wasn't really involved and my mom is the light in my life. — Marion Jones

Newt Gingrich has a restless and outsized intelligence that is tragically unleavened by any kind of critical sensibility. — John Podhoretz

Relief of distress or compassion shown to victims of misfortune.
A blessing that is an act of Divine compassion. — Noah Webster

CEOs pretty much pick the boards that give them salaries and bonuses. That's one of the reasons why the CEO-to-payment [ratio] has so sharply escalated in this country in contrast to Europe. (They're similar societies and it's bad enough there, but here we're in the stratosphere. ] There's no particular reason for it. — Noam Chomsky

I live my life among the remains of dead people. — Milton Jon

My mom cares that I tweeted a picture of my breakfast. She's knows I'm eating and I'm safe. — Jack Dorsey