Quotes

Memorable Quotes It's not religion...it is man' faulty interpretation of religion. We think that killing in the name of God will get us what we want, while forgetting one of the first things He said was, " Thou shalt not kill "Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition." - Steve Jobs "When you get in a fight...It's not what you do when you get knocked down.....it's what you do when you get back up!" -character of David Norris. The Adjustment Bureau The Shoemaker's Wife by Adriana Trigiani " A child's joy is doubled for the mother." "A man needs his father more as life progresses, not less. It is not enough to learn how to use a lathe, milk a cow, repair a roof; there are greater holes to mend,deeper wells to fill, that only a father's wisdom can sustain. A father teaches his son how to think a problem through, how to lead a household, how to love his wife. A father sets an example for his son,building his character from the soul outward." From Lone Wolf by Jodi Piccoult Lone Wolf.....jodi picoult " I wonder if what makes a family a family isn't doing everything right all the time but, instead, giving a second chance to the people you love who do things wrong." " if your family makes it through the day....with all the hardships....and survives the night, well that's something to celebrate." "This is what I like about photographs. They 're proof that once, even if just for a heartbeat, everything was perfect." "the wolves knew when it was time to stop looking for what they'd lost, to focus instead on what was to come." "It all comes back to what the family needs." When you are a wolf, you live each day like it's the only one you have. The Aviator's Wife Melanie Benjamin QUOTES: -(life before and after wifehood and motherhood....lament of women!) her children never knew of her accomplishments. She was simply MOM. " motherhood has brought me down to earth with a thud and kept me there with tentacles made of diapers, and tears and lullabies and phone calls and carpools and sticky residue of hairspray and barbasol all over the bathroom counter. WOULD I EVER BE ABLE TO SOAR AGAIN? WOULD I EVER HAVE THE COURAGE? DID ANY WOMAN? Or did we exist only as others saw us? " - "I was mom. I was Wife. I was tragedy. I was Pilot. They all were me and I them. That was afate we could not escape, we women; we would always be called upon by others in a way men simply never were. But weren't we always first and foremost woman? Wasn't there strength in that, victory, clarity- in all the stages of woman's life?" - "the shells...stages of a woman's life(The Gift of the Sea) each perfect. Each different, each serving a singular purpose; individually tempting but as a collection something like a perfect banquet. Or a perfect life. A woman's life, always changing,accommodating,then shedding, old duties for new,one person's expectations for another until finally , victoriously, emerging stronger. Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact William James There are times when it is not easy to believe in life It is not easy to go on To know why or how or if Yet We struggle We press on to the summit We persevere through the darkness We smile and we laugh and we sing and we are human Until once more the light breaks through and we remember that life after all simply is very much worth living and living well and that's poetiquejustis patty mortarano(my seton hall classmate) From tv' Criminal Minds Sometimes it feels like there are so many things in this world we can't control....earthquakes, floods reality shows... but it is important to remember the things that we can ....like forgiveness, second chances , fresh starts .....because the one thing that turns the world from a lonely place to a beautiful place is love. Love in any of its forms. Love gives us hope. The Soldier's Wife by MargaretLeroy " 'We have left undone those things which we ought to have done; and we have done those things which we ought not to have done'... I wonder what causes you most regret, in the final years; the undone things- or the things you did that you ought not to have done." From the Bible: "Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall." Psalm 55:22 "Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary. they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:31 "Let us approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need." Hebrews 4:16 "For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord. They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope." Jeremiah 29:11