Quotes By Famous Authors: [J]
My absolute favourite one is " Seize the Day " I did Latin for A level and the same in the original, " Carpe Diem ...
Religion and the Church are not for perfect people who never sin (perfect people don't exist anyway), but they're for sinners who need the help ...
If we will not endure a king as a political power, we should not endure a king over the production, transportation, and sale of any ...
Listen, Sean," Dani says. "I need you to do something. My treatment isn't over yet, and my mom and I still have rough times ahead. ...
There is an erroneous tendency to view empire-building by rulers from urban-agrarian kingdoms (Alexander, for example) as strategic genius, while treating nomad imperial conquests like ...
When you've something to fight for, you get the best out of yourself.
We are like oil and vinegar most of the time. But when you shake us up real good, the combination is heavenly.~ Anna Segee, The ...
Let us prize our freedom; but not use our liberty for a cloak of maliciousness.
I am always running 5 minutes later than the latest you'll think I would be
Meekness" is the word that is used to describe how to break a horse. It means "strength under control." That is who Jesus is; he ...
Both cream and scum can rise to the top, unfortunately. This lower-quality stuff that's going higher isn't doing it on fundamentals.
You know what will bring family and social issues front and center? If 2012 America sees middle-schoolers reenacting Lady Gaga videos.
Others, and I warn them now while absent, as I did then when I was there on my second visit,
If you sit and feel sorry for yourself, you're wasting your time. You should be in acting class, instead of feeling sorry for yourself. You ...
A man can lead a reasonably full life without a family, a fixed local residence, or a religious affiliation, but if he is stateless he ...
Vanity is of no value
Take time to empower yourself. Delegate tasks so you have time to pamper yourself and invest your energy in what you love. Be the ruler ...
What are you saying?" He fought to keep his voice under control. "You love me but there's no hope for us?
Why didn't you escape?""Because," she panted, releasing the boy's arm, "no one tells me what to do, not even you. And besides, if you didn't ...
The minister said, "Music in stone," and truly this phrase, bandied about by authors of art books, described Prague well. The city was, indeed, steeped ...
She looked at me like I was stupid, the same look the girls in JC used to give me when I hadn't heard of the ...
I sit here like a monarch on his throne I've got my sceptre, but no crown to call my own-Mephistopheles
I might as well have pulled the trigger myself.
Kindness holds the key to the secret of our own transformation and, in the process, of the transformation of the world.
Growl and roar--it's okay to let the beast out.
I actually love Scorsese comedies. He's an underrated comedy director. I think his comedies are some of the best comedies ever made.
No seed shall perish which the soul hath sown.
Coffee is one of the special things I have, instead of a social life.
Investigations, knowing they'd
While we may live longer than our ancestors, we are in fact dying slower.
Giving thanks doesn't change our circumstances; it changes our hearts. It makes space for grace to fill the empty place, for thankfulness to have its ...
Why should we break up Our snug and pleasant party? Time was made for slaves, But never for us so hearty.
My responsibility in the past, when I was sleeping outside every night, was just to survive. My responsibility now is to stay real, stay grounded, ...
Never trust a promise
He'd turned to go, then stopped, facing his brother. He'd said in a low voice, "I'm glad we're friends again.""Friends?" Vladimir's smile had lifted to ...
Anamorphic doesn't really lend itself to the big shots.
I like the idea of these bad boys having soft nougat centers.
There is the truth , the perception of truth, and versions that don't even come close; but it's the perception that creates the most conflict ...
I always think everybody has only one major heartbreak in their life. If you think you've had two, you can't have. The big one just ...
I never liked being photographed. I just happened to be good at it,
I think the thing that is hard for a lot of bands is that there is a lot of free music out there.
The temple of art is built of words. Painting and sculpture and music are but the blazon of its windows, borrowing all their significance from ...
Organized crime is nothing more than capitalism with the mask of respectability removed. - Dave Mazza
These voices from the past had arisen like ghosts demanding to be heard.
If you want to understand the effect of weight on a horse, try running for a bus with nothing in your hands. Then try doing ...
I've been told I have an Irish temper, I know I have Scottish thrift, and, like the English, I love a good show.
The perfect state, the summum bonum, is Play. In play, life expresses itself in its fullness. God's life is play. Adam fell when his play ...
But what do I know of the minds of these high Christians who say one thing and do another and then refer to their religion ...
Trust your instincts, and take control.
Amid the push to excellence, with its measurement and accountability, it is easy to lose sight of a key ingredient in reading a book - ...