26 quotes found
“When you work you fulfill a part of earth's furthest dream, assigned to you when that dream was born,And what is it to work with love?It is to weave the cloth with threads drawn from your heart, ev...”
“But pearls are for tears, the old legend says," Gilbert had objected."I'm not afraid of that. And tears can be happy as well as sad. My very happiest moments have been when I had tears in my eyeswh...”
“Because the night you asked me,the small scar of the quarter moonhad healed - the moon was whole again;because life seemed so short;because life stretched out before melike the halls of a nightmare...”
“I married a man who was as much a part of me as my own soul.”
“Now she has power and passion and the struggle has significance for me-let the momentary consequences be what they may. Suppose that in her pride she becomes giddy, suppose that she does break with...”
“The reason why women think men should spend a lot of money on an engagement ring is because women are the ones who get to clean up all the poop (stains and toilet bowl swirls included) that is prov...”
“For some reason she found that Allan Harrington's attitude of absolute detachment made the whole affair seem much easier for her. And when Mrs. Harrington slipped a solitaire diamond into her hand ...”
“The popular culture gives us books that offer entertainment but no ideas. High culture gives us books that offer ideas but no entertainment. The best books manage to do both.”
“...learning always occurs in a context of taking action, and they value engagement and experience as the most effective strategies for deep learning.”
“A relationship that violates values is simply headed for crisis.”
“Like good reading skills, good writing skills require immersion and imaginative engagement.”
“Those who feel satisfied with their personal lives are more satisfied with their careers and perform better.”
“When employees are working to attain passion and progress in every area of life, the are less likely to be cynical or apathetic.”
“Being able to read well in public and talk about your work in an engaging fashion is part of most writers' job specification.”
“Christian myth, reveals the truth that "the Christian was (and is) still like his forefathers a mortal hemmed into a hostile world.”
“If you imagine that I have the smallest desire to receive your hand as a reward for having performed a difficult task to your satisfaction you're beside the bridge, my child! I've no fancy for a re...”
“Right and wrong applies to internet interaction. It's #Netiquette. NetworkEtiquette.net”
“Becky --" he begins, and there's a tiny intake of breath around the churchyard. "Will you--" "Yes! Yeee-esssss!" I hear the joyful sound ripping through the churchyard before I even realize I've op...”
“The road less traveled continues to beckon me onward, towards a journey of transformation and engagement.”
“Like the chosen Shulamite, there will be times when you too will be faced with crude assaults on your virtue, or with solicitations that will be naked attempts to cheapen your marriage. Being polit...”