Gleanings Quotes

#1. Each young person is a poet of sorts, trying to sort out the poetics of their inner life and its relation to the great world around it. Each elder is a philosopher of sorts, trying to sort out the meanings and gleanings of a life as well as the necessary implications of the presence of death.

Michael Meade

#2. The Hebrew Bible contains multiple provisions to ensure that no one would go hungry. The corners of the field, forgotten sheaves of grain, gleanings that drop from the hands of the gleaner, and small clusters of grapes left on the vine were to be given to the poor.

Jonathan Sacks

#3. Why would I trust a man with my business, if he could not manage his own?

Hilary Mantel

#4. Do not let your heart be troubled, trust in God.

Lailah Gifty Akita

#5. The way the films look will never entertain an audience alone. It has to be in the service of a good story with great characters.

John Lasseter

#6. Simply minding one's own business is more offensive than being intrusive. Without ever saying a word one can make a person feel less-than.

Criss Jami

#7. The minute your child is born, your life is changed forever. I think I've become so aware of how important balance is in life.

Nia Long

#8. We amateur athletes are peculiarly devoted to our fitness, and our obsessions can sometimes be a burden to our loved ones and a mystery to everyone else.

Peter Sagal