Gina Thomas > Gina's Quotes

Showing 1-30 of 37

« previous 1 2 next »

#1

“The greatest fear dogs know is the fear that you will not come back when you go out the door without them.”
― Stanley Coren

tags: dogs, dogs-loyalty, fear

109 likes

#2

“In Ireland, you go to someone's house, and she asks you if you want a cup of tea. You say no, thank you, you're really just fine. She asks if you're sure. You say of course you're sure, really, you don't need a thing. Except they pronounce it ting. You don't need a ting. Well, she says then, I was going to get myself some anyway, so it would be no trouble. Ah, you say, well, if you were going to get yourself some, I wouldn't mind a spot of tea, at that, so long as it's no trouble and I can give you a hand in the kitchen. Then you go through the whole thing all over again until you both end up in the kitchen drinking tea and chatting.

In America, someone asks you if you want a cup of tea, you say no, and then you don't get any damned tea.

I liked the Irish way better.”
― C.E. Murphy, Urban Shaman

tags: hospitality, humor, ireland, tea

783 likes

#3

“You are evidence of your mother's strength, especially if you are a rebellious knucklehead and regardless she has always maintained her sanity.”
― Criss Jami, Killosophy

tags: appreciation, difficulties, disobedience, disrespect, humor, knucklehead, love, moms, mother, motherly-love, mothers-day, obedience, rebellion, respect, strength, tolerance, unconditional, unconditional-love

219 likes

#4

“Ruin, eldest daughter of Zeus, she blinds us all, that fatal madness—she with those delicate feet of hers, never touching the earth, gliding over the heads of men to trap us all. She entangles one man, now another.”
― Homer, The Iliad

tags: classics, greece, ruin

73 likes

#5

“A writer needs four things to achieve greatness, Pasquale: desire, disappointment, and the sea.”
“That’s only three.”
Alvis finished his wine. “You have to do disappointment twice.”
― Jess Walter, Beautiful Ruins

122 likes

#6

“This is what happens when you live in dreams, he thought: you dream this and you dream that and you sleep right through your life.”
― Jess Walter, Beautiful Ruins

98 likes

#7

“Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.”
― Neil Gaiman, Coraline

tags: books, dragons, fairy-tales, inspirational, paraphrasing-g-k-chesterton

45225 likes

#8

“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: attributed-no-source, children, fairy-tales

25182 likes

#9

“There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove all traces of reality.”
― Pablo Picasso

tags: art

316 likes

#10

“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.”
― Pablo Picasso

tags: attributed-no-source

6074 likes

#11

“Everything you can imagine is real.”
― Pablo Picasso

tags: art, imagination, inspirational, life

29980 likes

#12

“Lord, protect our decisions, because making Decision is a way of praying. Give us the courage after our doubts, to be able to choose between one road and another. May our YES always be a YES and our NO always be a NO. Once we have chosen our road, may we never look back nor allow our soul to be eaten away by remorse. And in order for this to be possible.”
― Paulo Coelho , Like the Flowing River

270 likes

#13

“Love creates bridges where it would seem they were impossible.”
― Paulo Coelho, Like the Flowing River

26 likes

#14

“Remember to delight yourself first, then others can be truly delighted."

This was my mantra when I published my first book in 1990, and still holds true. When we focus on the song of our soul and heart, then others will be touched similarly. Sometimes people wonder or worry whether people will like or approve of their creative expression. It's none of your business. It's your business to stay present and focused for the work of your deepest dreams. It might look crooked or strange, or be very odd-but if it delights you, then it is yours, and will find it's way into other hearts.”
― SARK

tags: creative, creative-expression, delight, heart, inspirational, mantra, soul, wonder, worry

30 likes

#15

“أن الحياة فيها المسرات و الأحزان ، ولم يكن الأمر يستحق الطاقة لينزعج المرء من الأحزان ، ليس لأنه لا مفر منها وحسب بل ولأنها تنقضي أيضًا”
― Nicholas Sparks, Three Weeks with My Brother

3 likes

#16

“Was this the face that launched a thousand ships/And burnt the topless towers of Ilium?”
― Christoper Marlowe, The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus

tags: latin

84 likes

#17

“The White Man goes into his church and talks about Jesus. The Indian goes into his tipi and talks with Jesus.”
― Quanah Parker

tags: native-american-church

19 likes

#18

“Sarcasm is a manifestation of anger, and anger can make you the puppet of your opponents.”
― Wayne Gerard Trotman, Kaya Abaniah and the Father of the Forest

tags: anger, anger-management, bitterness, contempt, cynicism, puppet, quotable, sarcasm, symptoms-of-anger

6 likes

#19

“People may not like you, but that's cool because your heart doesn't beat from their liking. You can't live to please everyone, you're not a puppet”
― Amaka Imani Nkosazana, Release The Ink

tags: dreams, fear, focus, happiness, heart, hope, inspirational-quotes, inspire, inspiring, kindness, like, likeness, living, love, loving, peace, people, puppet, quotes, success, truth

8 likes

#20

“Wherever you are, whatever your circumstances may be, you are not forgotten. No matter how dark your days may seem, no matter how insignificant you may feel, no matter how overshadowed you think you may be, your Heavenly Father has not forgotten you.”
― Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Forget Me Not

6 likes

#21

“The happiest people I know are not those who find their golden ticket; they are those who, while in pursuit of worthy goals, discover and treasure the beauty and sweetness of the everyday moments. They are the ones who, thread by daily thread, weave a tapestry of gratitude and wonder throughout their lives. These are they who are truly happy.”
― Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Forget Me Not

8 likes

#22

“if we spend our days waiting for fabulous roses, we could miss the beauty and wonder of the tiny forget-me-nots that are all around us.”
― Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Forget Me Not

5 likes

#23

“There is a German legend that just as God had finished naming all the plants, one was left unnamed. A tiny voice spoke out, “Forget me not, O Lord!” And God replied that this would be its name.”
― Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Forget Me Not

3 likes

#24

“God is fully aware that you and I are not perfect. Let me add: God is also fully aware that the people you think are perfect are not. And yet we spend so much time and energy comparing ourselves to others—usually comparing our weaknesses to their strengths. This drives us to create expectations for ourselves that are impossible to meet. As a result, we never celebrate our good efforts because they seem to be less than what someone else does.”
― Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Forget Me Not

3 likes

#25

“Wherever you are, whatever your circumstances may be, you are not forgotten. No matter how dark your days may seem, no matter how insignificant you may feel, no matter how overshadowed you think you may be,”
― Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Forget Me Not

2 likes

#26

“Spring passes and one remembers one's innocence.
Summer passes and one remembers one's exuberance.
Autumn passes and one remembers one's reverence.
Winter passes and one remembers one's perseverance.”
― Yoko Ono

tags: aging, autumn, fall, life, seasons, spring, summer, time, winter

1255 likes

#28

“You are a souvenir shop, where he goes to remember how much people miss him when he is gone.”
― SIERRA DEMULDER

41 likes

#29

“Leaders don't climb hills of success with shoes of pride. They are slippery enough to bring a person down to the valley.”
― Israelmore Ayivor, Leaders' Ladder

tags: boast, brag, bragging, climb, climb-up, climbing, fail, failure, food-for-thought, hills, israelmore-ayivor, leader, leaders, leadership, mountains, people, person, personal-development, pride, proud, push-him-down, self-improvement, shoe, shoes, slipper, slippers, slippery, success, successful, valley

7 likes

#30

“Beneath every mountain lies a valley and beyond every problem lies a solution.”
― gugu

tags: beneath, beyond, mountain, problem, solution, valley

1 likes

#31

“Some things cannot be taught; they must be experienced. You never learn the most valuable lessons in life until you go through your own journey.”
― Roy T. Bennett

tags: experience, inspiration, inspirational, inspirational-quotes, inspire, inspiring, learning, lessons-in-life, life, life-quotes, living, optimism, optimistic, positive, positive-affirmation, positive-life, positive-thinking, teach

669 likes

« previous 1 2 next »

All Quotes

Gina Thomas > Gina's Quotes

Tags From Gina’s Quotes