To begin with, I turn back time. I reverse it to that quaint period, the thirties, when the huge middle class of America was matriculating in a school for the blind. Their eyes had failed them, or they had failed their eyes, and so they were having their fingers pressed forcibly down on the fiery Braille alphabet of a dissolving economy. (Tennessee Williams, The Glass Menagerie)
Even the best cookery book is no substitute for even the worst dinner. (Aldous Huxley)
The main thing is to make history, not to write it – Otto von Bismarck.
Christmas is holy celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ (Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind)
The shift from thinking that I must feel forgiveness to the practice of repetitive giving forgiveness has helped me in my healing journey (Lisa J. Shultz, A Chance to Say Goodbye: Reflections on Losing a Parent)
Dream big with no limitations. Playing small because of the fear of failure isn’t what your true destiny is made of. You were created to play big and win big. You truly owe yourself massive success ()
My parents were early converts to Christianity in my part of Nigeria. They were not just converts; my father was an evangelist, a religious teacher. He and my mother traveled for thirty-five years to different parts of Igboland, spreading the gospel (Chinua Achebe)
Texas, with her superior natural advantages, must become a point of attraction, and the policy of establishing with her the earliest relations of friendship and commerce will not escape the eye of statesmen (Sam Houston)
The woman eyed Ubie a moment before grabbing a pen and writing down the dates I had. Ubie eyed her back. Sparks flew (Darynda Jones, First Grave on the Right)
In Chinese business culture, humility is a virtue (Stefan H. Verstappen, Chinese Business Etiquette: The Practical Pocket Guide)