Zivovo Quotes & Sayings

God of peace, bring your peace to our violent world: peace in the hearts of all men and women and peace among the nations of the Earth. — Pope Benedict XVI

No really great man ever thought himself so. — William Hazlitt

If the dead can come back to this earth and move unseen around those they loved, I shall always be near you; in the garish day and in the darkest night - amidst your happiest scenes and gloomiest hours - always, always; and if there be a soft breeze upon your cheek, it shall be my breath; or if the cool air fans your throbbing temple, it shall be my spirit passing by. — Paul Hoffman

Admiration for a quality or an art can be so strong that it deters us from striving to possess it. — Friedrich Nietzsche

The first draft is for YOU, the writer; the second and subsequent drafts are for the reader. Trying to do both things at once - figuring out what we want to say, while also fashioning it for another human being to read - is the cause of writer's block. — Karen Karbo

This doctrine of forgiveness of sin is a premium on crime. 'Forgive us our sins' means "Let us continue in our iniquity." It is one of the most pernicious of doctrines, and one of the most fruitful sources of immorality. It has been the chief cause of making Christian nations the most immoral of nations. In teaching this doctrine Christ committed a sin for which his death did not atone, and which can never be forgiven. There is no forgiveness of sin. Every cause has its effect; every sinner must suffer the consequences of his sins. — John E. Remsburg

I am the Roman Emperor, and am above grammar. — Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor

I wear my wrinkles like battle scars, having earned every last one slaying life's dragons. They boast of my victories and some defeats while their beauty is a wealth of wisdom gained. — Richelle E. Goodrich

'The fact is,' I said, 'that you're unable, or unwilling, to believe in the fact that I believe in you.' — Ursula K. Le Guin