Deraniyagala Retreat Quotes

#1. Life is illuminated by right understanding, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right concentration.

Thich Nhat Hanh

#2. I raised five children. They all have different personalities. All of them have different issues, different levels of success. That was a learning experience for me.

T.D. Jakes

#3. There's a fine line between saying, 'You can't tell me what I can and can't do,' and taking on board people's opinions.

Cassie Ventura

#4. They know your weakness and they know how to hit the lowest. It's when your back is turned and your guard is down that they move in for the kill.-Kyrian

Sherrilyn Kenyon

#5. In heaven there is no beer. That's why we drink ours here.

Frank Yankovic

#6. I advise the young to tell themselves constantly that most often it is up to them alone.

Andre Gide

#7. Over my desk hangs a poster from The Railway Children that my husband had framed for me. It is so lovely to see the children smiling as they run down the railway track.

Dinah Sheridan

#8. Can you trust me, he said. Not will you. Can you.
Can I trust him?
What do I have to lose?

Robin McKinley

#9. The truth is that in this country you here you're more likely to be harassed, hurt, or killed if you're a minister speaking about progress for Black people than if you are a sure enough revolutionary.

Gil Scott-Heron