For every remote miss who becomes stronger, there are countless near misses who are crushed by what they have been through. There are times and places, however, when all of us depend on people who have been hardened by their experiences (Malcolm Gladwell, David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants)
For the vast majority of those who are obese – those with a Body Mass Index over 30 – their size is their choice. They choose to take in more calories than they burn. They choose to take in high fat calories over low-fat ones. They choose to fad diet, if they choose to diet at all (John Ridley)
Write only if you cannot live without writing. Write only what you alone can write. (Elie Wiesel)
You know, my faith is one that admits some doubt (Barack Obama)
Since His delights are to be with you, let yours be found in Him (Alphonsus Liguori)
Quiet Days, they look at you, and you will become one with the holy river – nature forms a symbiotic relationship – absolute infinity, truly found, in harmonious caressing arms (Kristian Goldmund Aumann)
Since no one but you can know what’s best for you, government control can’t make your life better (Harry Browne)
Sneaking was a kind of deceit. So was disguise. Just past midnight, wearing dark trousers and Fox’s hood, the queen snuck out of her own rooms and stepped into a world of stories and lies. (Kristin Cashore, Bitterblue)
Preachers in pulpits talked about what a great message is in the book. No matter what you do, somebody always imputes meaning into your books. (Dr. Seuss)
Cut off from the land that bore us,Betrayed by the land we find,Where the brightest have gone before us,And the dullest are most behind – Stand, stand to your glasses, steady!’T is all we have left to prize:One cup to the dead already – Hurrah for the next that dies! – Bartholomew Dowling.