We like to take credit when we get a new idea, as if we originated the idea in our brain, but what we actually did was no less extraordinary: we channeled the idea (Chris Prentiss, Be Who You Want, Have What You Want: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life)
God works in mysterious ways his wonders to perform, as Reenie used to say. Could it be that Myra is my designated guardian angel? Or is she instead a foretaste of Purgatory? And how do you tell the difference? – Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin
Your brother Jaime keeps losing battles. He gave Sansa an angry look, as if it were her fault. He’s been taken by the Starks and we’ve lost Riverrun and now her stupid brother is calling himself a king.The dwarf smiled crookedly. “All sorts of people are calling themselves kings these days (George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings)
I’m involved in everything from a nutraceutical company to a pharmaceutical company to a medical device company. My whole world revolves around health, and I feel it’s my responsibility, in a way, and I say it this way, and I don’t take this lightly (Montel Williams)
Once dishonesty is introduced, distrust becomes the hallmark of future dealings or associations (Jon M. Huntsman Sr., Winners Never Cheat: Even in Difficult Times)
Forget about what you might have lost but instead focus on what you have room to gain (Lindsey Rietzsch, Successful Failures: Recognizing the Divine Role That Opposition Plays in Life’s Quest for Success)
Prayer may not change things for you but it for sure changes you for things (Samuel Shoemaker)
Never had she let herself go in this way with another body, and never had another body let itself go with her in this way. Her lover could play with her belly, but he had never lived in there; he could touch her breast, but he never drunk from it (Milan Kundera)
When we remember that we are all mad the mysteries disappear and life stands explained (Mark Twain)
It’s not just the drive. They’re right out front. Everywhere. Waiting for me. All day and night.”“Who are, dear?”“Robots selling things. As soon as I set down the ship. Robots and visual-audio ads. They dig right into a man’s brain. They follow people around until they die (Philip K. Dick, Sales Pitch)