Mbakwem Quotes

#1. When we have to reply to anyone who has insulted us, we should be careful to do it always with gentleness. A soft answer extinguishes the fire of wrath.

Alphonsus Liguori

#2. the rank and melancholy smell of charred wet wood and sodden leaves coming towards me on a wisp of air.

Daphne Du Maurier

#3. Dead. It was me who was with her, me who found her. Felt her throat, no pulse. I gotta tell you, Red, there is nothin', not one thing in the world worse than puttin' your hand to the throat of someone you love and ... feelin' ... nothin'.

Kristen Ashley

#4. I know fashion can be intensely goofy, but it is something I've always taken pretty seriously.

John Malkovich

#5. Look at a tree, a flower, a plant. Let your awareness rest upon it. How still they are, how deeply rooted in Being. Allow nature to teach you stillness.

Eckhart Tolle

#6. Nobody got anything great by playing it safe.

Shonda Rhimes

#7. If someone you know is diagnosed with cancer, give them a call or send them a letter to tell them how sorry you are and to let them know how much you care.

Mallory Ortberg

#8. Scions of old families who've hit the skids do like to flaunt their illustrious ancestors....

Charlotte MacLeod

#9. The box of Amish life and culture might provide some protection, but it could never bring salvation.

Ira Wagler

#10. Beware of those who attribute petty instructions to God.

Abdul Sattar Edhi

#11. It's easier to be a saint for fifteen minutes than an hour

Karen Salmansohn

#12. All I can see is you. Why can't you understand that? No one shines as bright as you in the sky I'm looking at. To me there is no sun, no moon, and no stars in the sky, just endless miles of storm clouds and pretty, pretty gray.

Jay Crownover

#13. Our goal was never to create a better taxi.

Logan Green