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"There is no greater grief, than when a parent losses a child."

"There is no greater grief, than when a parent losses a child."

Asa Don Brown, Canadian Author

Family, Grief, Parenting, Truth, Emotion

28

"In this delicate and unpredictable life, the future is unwritten. Do not take someone for granted today, for once tomorrow dawns upon the indigo night the only remaining trace will be tracks in the sand..."

"In this delicate and unpredictable life, the future is unwritten. Do not take someone for granted today, for once tomorrow dawns upon the indigo night the only remaining trace will be tracks in the sand..."

Virginia Alison, British Author

Tomorrow, Future, Today, Love, Gratitude

28

"Where fear is present, wisdom cannot be."

"Where fear is present, wisdom cannot be."

Lactantius, Roman Author

Wisdom, Fear, Present

28

"By the 1980s beauty had come to play in women's status-seeking the same role as money plays in that of men: a defensive proof to aggressive competitors of womanhood or manhood. Since both value systems are reductive, neither reward is ever enough, and each quickly loses any relationship to real-life values."

"By the 1980s beauty had come to play in women's status-seeking the same role as money plays in that of men: a defensive proof to aggressive competitors of womanhood or manhood. Since both value systems are reductive, neither reward is ever enough, and each quickly loses any relationship to real-life values."

Naomi Wolf, American Author

Society, Beauty, Values, Status

28

"You are my butterfly and refuse to set you free."

"You are my butterfly and refuse to set you free."

Shannon Hale, American Author

Character, Love, Possession, Emotion, Attachment

28

"Tigerclaw stared in disbelief. Was the life of his son dependent on an ancient medicine cat and an arrogant kittypet?"

"Tigerclaw stared in disbelief. Was the life of his son dependent on an ancient medicine cat and an arrogant kittypet?"

Erin Hunter, British Author

Morality, Fear, Family, Life, Truth

28

"A ritual is the enactment of a myth. And, by participating in the ritual, you are participating in the myth. And since myth is a projection of the depth wisdom of the psyche, by participating in a ritual, participating in the myth, you are being, as it were, put in accord with that wisdom, which is the wisdom that is inherent within you anyhow. Your consciousness is being re-minded of the wisdom of your own life. I think ritual is terribly important."

"A ritual is the enactment of a myth. And, by participating in the ritual, you are participating in the myth. And since myth is a projection of the depth wisdom of the psyche, by participating in a ritual, participating in the myth, you are being, as it were, put in accord with that wisdom, which is the wisdom that is inherent within you anyhow. Your consciousness is being re-minded of the wisdom of your own life. I think ritual is terribly important."

Joseph Campbell, American Author

Spiritual, Ritual, Myth, Wisdom, Consciousness

27

"The moral and social aspiration proper to American life is, of course, the aspiration vaguely described by the word democratic; and the actual achievement of the American nation points towards an adequate and fruitful definition of the democratic ideal."

"The moral and social aspiration proper to American life is, of course, the aspiration vaguely described by the word democratic; and the actual achievement of the American nation points towards an adequate and fruitful definition of the democratic ideal."

Herbert Croly, American Author

Life, Achievement, Nation

27

"No "we" should be taken for granted when the subject is looking at other people's pain."

"No "we" should be taken for granted when the subject is looking at other people's pain."

Susan Sontag, American Author

Relationship, Empathy, Pain, Observation

27

"Ultimately, there is no compromise. Westerners will either retain their civilization, including the right to insult and blaspheme, or not."

"Ultimately, there is no compromise. Westerners will either retain their civilization, including the right to insult and blaspheme, or not."

Daniel Pipes, American Author

Civilization, Compromise, Insult, Right

27

"Somebody gets into trouble, then gets out of it again. People love that story. They never get tired of it."

"Somebody gets into trouble, then gets out of it again. People love that story. They never get tired of it."

Kurt Vonnegut, American Author

Storytelling, Story, Trouble, Humanity, Pattern

27

"Character isn't all about becoming a saint or perfect. No one is perfect! There are areas we all are working on to improve and fine tune.."

"Character isn't all about becoming a saint or perfect. No one is perfect! There are areas we all are working on to improve and fine tune.."

Assegid Habtewold, Ethiopian Author

Character, Improvement, Truth, Wisdom

27

"We are not at peace with others because we are not at peace with ourselves, and we are not at peace with ourselves because we are not at peace with God."

"We are not at peace with others because we are not at peace with ourselves, and we are not at peace with ourselves because we are not at peace with God."

Thomas Merton, American Author

27

"It is an illusion to worry about pride without having those things that may predispose someone to fall into the trap of pride..."

"It is an illusion to worry about pride without having those things that may predispose someone to fall into the trap of pride..."

Assegid Habtewold, Ethiopian Author

Ethics, Pride, Caution, Truth, Humility

27

"You can flip a coin to change its face, but it remains the same coin."

"You can flip a coin to change its face, but it remains the same coin."

DaShanne Stokes, American Author

Identity, Change, Essence, Truth

27

"Why do you chase the wind?"

"Why do you chase the wind?"

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Regret, Wind, Vanity, Life

27

"You have received a mandate not given by man, but given and empowered by God, to bring justice to the people and godliness on the earth."

"You have received a mandate not given by man, but given and empowered by God, to bring justice to the people and godliness on the earth."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Calling, Mandate, Justice, Godliness, Purpose

27

"Reluctantly, I pulled out my necklace and showed it to them.Samuel frowned. The little figure was stylized; I suppose he couldn't tell what it was at first."A dog?" asked Zee, staring at my necklace."A lamb," I said defensively, tucking it safely back under my shirt. "Because one of Christ's names is 'The Lamb of God.'"Samuel's shoulders shook slightly. "I can see it now, Mercy holding a roomful of vampire at bay with her glowing sheep."I gave his shoulder a hard push, aware of the heat climbing to my cheeks, but it didn't help. He sang in a soft taunting voice, "Mercy had a little lamb..."

"Reluctantly, I pulled out my necklace and showed it to them.Samuel frowned. The little figure was stylized; I suppose he couldn't tell what it was at first."A dog?" asked Zee, staring at my necklace."A lamb," I said defensively, tucking it safely back under my shirt. "Because one of Christ's names is 'The Lamb of God.'"Samuel's shoulders shook slightly. "I can see it now, Mercy holding a roomful of vampire at bay with her glowing sheep."I gave his shoulder a hard push, aware of the heat climbing to my cheeks, but it didn't help. He sang in a soft taunting voice, "Mercy had a little lamb..."

Patricia Briggs, American Author

Symbolism, Faith, Humor, Identity

27

"Also, if we take back our schools and concentrate on improving them so our children get a better education, they will be better trained to compete for a job locally."

"Also, if we take back our schools and concentrate on improving them so our children get a better education, they will be better trained to compete for a job locally."

Vincent Frank, American Author

Education, Children, Job, Schools

27

"An author knows his landscape best; he can stand around, smell the wind, get a feel for his place."

"An author knows his landscape best; he can stand around, smell the wind, get a feel for his place."

Tony Hillerman, American Author

27

"When you express gratitude for the blessings that come into your life, it not only encourages the universe to send you more, it also sees to it that those blessings remain."

"When you express gratitude for the blessings that come into your life, it not only encourages the universe to send you more, it also sees to it that those blessings remain."

Stephen Richards, British Author

Spiritual, Blessings, Gratitude, Encouragement, Universe

27

"If there is anything that keeps the mind open to angel visits, and repels the ministry of ill, it is human love."

"If there is anything that keeps the mind open to angel visits, and repels the ministry of ill, it is human love."

Nathaniel Parker Willis, American Author

Love, Mind, Open

27

"To operate in the serpent dimension is to reject laws of the kingdom."

"To operate in the serpent dimension is to reject laws of the kingdom."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Rejection, SerpentDimension, Kingdom, Laws

27

"Youir're doing this wrong."

"Youir're doing this wrong."

Will Advise, Bulgarian Author

Correction, Mistake, Truth, Reality

27

"That's the kind of guy you'd follow to hell and back."

"That's the kind of guy you'd follow to hell and back."

Richelle Mead, American Author

Loyalty, Courage, Friendship, Devotion

27

"Parental Alienation is an emotional act of violence that is aimed at an adult, but critically wounds a child."

"Parental Alienation is an emotional act of violence that is aimed at an adult, but critically wounds a child."

Steve Maraboli, American Author

Awareness, Parental, Alienation, Violence, Child

27

"Without a relationship with God, it is not possible to have order in your life."

"Without a relationship with God, it is not possible to have order in your life."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Order, Relationship, God, Life

27

"I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you, and that'swhy."

"I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you, and that'swhy."

John Steinbeck, American Author

Relationship, Care, Support, Love

27

"With increased self-awareness comes focus... We become selective. We refrain from jumping to grab every opportunity that comes on our way..."

"With increased self-awareness comes focus... We become selective. We refrain from jumping to grab every opportunity that comes on our way..."

Assegid Habtewold, Ethiopian Author

Self-Improvement, Self-Awareness, Focus, Choice, Discipline

27

"Having collected enough information concerning your topic, you will be able to achieve your dream."

"Having collected enough information concerning your topic, you will be able to achieve your dream."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Achievement, Information, Dream, Knowledge

27

"It is the culture that makes the difference. When there is no internal transformation, there cannot be external progress and development whatsoever."

"It is the culture that makes the difference. When there is no internal transformation, there cannot be external progress and development whatsoever."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Evolution, Culture, Transformation, Progress, Development

27

"For every Pharoah there is a Moses."

"For every Pharoah there is a Moses."

Idries Shah, Indian Author

Struggle, Opposition, Power, Freedom

27

"When one begins to live by habit and by quotation, one has begun to stop living."

"When one begins to live by habit and by quotation, one has begun to stop living."

James A. Baldwin, American Author

Habit, Living, Quotation

27

"My own sense of family, where I came from and what I made for myself is an important part of my life."

"My own sense of family, where I came from and what I made for myself is an important part of my life."

Nora Roberts, American Author

Life, Family, Sense

27

"I had the story, bit by bit, from various people, and, as generally happens in such cases, each time it was a different story."

"I had the story, bit by bit, from various people, and, as generally happens in such cases, each time it was a different story."

Edith Wharton, American Author

27

"Adolescence impelled her eyes to stay at an even keel, to deal with the ground before flickering to the heavens. Night became not dotted with fairy clouds of celestial brilliance, but simply the time when the sun was out of sight."

"Adolescence impelled her eyes to stay at an even keel, to deal with the ground before flickering to the heavens. Night became not dotted with fairy clouds of celestial brilliance, but simply the time when the sun was out of sight."

Thomm Quackenbush, American Author

Youth, Adolescence, Night, Sky, Reality

27

"As a pearl is formed and its layers grow, a rich iridescence begins to glow. The oyster has taken what was at first an irritation and intrusion and uses it to enrich its value. How can you coat or frame the changes in your life to harvest beauty, brilliance, and wisdom?"

"As a pearl is formed and its layers grow, a rich iridescence begins to glow. The oyster has taken what was at first an irritation and intrusion and uses it to enrich its value. How can you coat or frame the changes in your life to harvest beauty, brilliance, and wisdom?"

Susan C. Young, American Author

Transformation, Wisdom, Inspirational, Power, Truth

27

"Go outside, wherever you are, and appreciate each drop of water, each flower, each architectural work of art."

"Go outside, wherever you are, and appreciate each drop of water, each flower, each architectural work of art."

Amy Leigh Mercree, American Author

Appreciation, Nature, Beauty, Art

27

"I know what it's like to lose kits, Oakheart, I wouldn't wish that kind of grief on any cat."

"I know what it's like to lose kits, Oakheart, I wouldn't wish that kind of grief on any cat."

Erin Hunter, British Author

Honesty, Grief, Loss, Memory, Emotion

27

"First find a path, and a little light to see by. Then push up your sleeves and start helping."

"First find a path, and a little light to see by. Then push up your sleeves and start helping."

Anne Lamott, American Author

Guidance, Path, Light, Work, Help

27

"Women have sat indoors all these millions of years, so that by this time the very walls are permeated by their creative force, which has, indeed, so overcharged the capacity of bricks and mortar that it must needs harness itself to pens and brushes and business and politics."

"Women have sat indoors all these millions of years, so that by this time the very walls are permeated by their creative force, which has, indeed, so overcharged the capacity of bricks and mortar that it must needs harness itself to pens and brushes and business and politics."

Virginia Woolf, British Author

Feminism, Women, Creativity, Politics, Force

27

"The years between 1800 and 1825 were distinguished, so far as our domestic development was concerned, by the growth of the Western pioneer Democracy in power and self-consciousness."

"The years between 1800 and 1825 were distinguished, so far as our domestic development was concerned, by the growth of the Western pioneer Democracy in power and self-consciousness."

Herbert Croly, American Author

Power, Development, Growth, Democracy

27

"I don't do metaphysics. Neither do I have the luxury to talk about my beliefs."

"I don't do metaphysics. Neither do I have the luxury to talk about my beliefs."

Abhijit Naskar, Indian Author

Skepticism, Belief, Truth, Wisdom, Inspirational

27

"The only way not to think about money is to have a great deal of it."

"The only way not to think about money is to have a great deal of it."

Edith Wharton, American Author

27

"Life itself, when understood and utilized for what it is, is sweet."

"Life itself, when understood and utilized for what it is, is sweet."

Benjamin Hoff, American Author

27

"Teach him to think for himself? Oh, my God, teach him rather to think like other people!"

"Teach him to think for himself? Oh, my God, teach him rather to think like other people!"

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, English Author

27

"The tragedy of life is that it comes just once and before you know it, it is gone."

"The tragedy of life is that it comes just once and before you know it, it is gone."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Urgency, Tragedy, Life, Time

27

"Every reader knows about the feeling that characters in books seem more real than real people."

"Every reader knows about the feeling that characters in books seem more real than real people."

Cornelia Funke, German Author

People, Books, Feeling

27

"Use time to discover who you are."

"Use time to discover who you are."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Self-Awareness, Discovery, Time, Growth

27

"Remember that you don't choose love; love chooses you. All you really can do is accept it for all its mystery when it comes into your life. Feel the way it fills you to overflowing then reach out and give it away."

"Remember that you don't choose love; love chooses you. All you really can do is accept it for all its mystery when it comes into your life. Feel the way it fills you to overflowing then reach out and give it away."

Kent Nerburn, American Author

Love, Life, Mystery

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