Seventeenth Bday Famous Quotes & Sayings

The first purpose of prayer is to know God. — Charles L. Allen

I like the idea of going to university and studying. I didn't do it because it was a back-up plan. In some ways, it kind of goes hand in hand with acting. There's a lot of analysis and enriching your mind, as well as problem solving. And it can only help being around people as an actor. — Yasmin Paige

Pitiful are those who, acting, are attached to their action's fruits. The wise man lets go of all results, whether good or bad, and is focused on the action alone. ~ Bhagavad Gita, c. 400 BCE ~ 2:49-50 — Larry Chang

It is easy to use the phrase 'God's will for my life' as an excuse for inaction or even disobedience ... My hope is that instead of searching for 'God's will for my life' each of us would learn to seek hard after 'the Spirit's leading in my life today.' May we learn to pray for an open and willing heart, to surrender to the Spirit's leading with that friend, child, spouse, circumstance, or decision in our lives right now. — Francis Chan

The intensity of vision in the artist and of vividness in his creations are the sole tests of his imaginative power. — George Henry Lewes

She had loved him for such a long time, she thought. How was it that she did now know him at all? — Cassandra Clare

Ceaseless change is an unreliable basis for lasting fulfillment. — Sam Harris

I should be so lucky to be a misfit. I aspire to be a misfit. — Claire Danes

He stiffened and said with great dignity, I am a natural scientist. We are accustomed to dealing with shit. — Rick Yancey

A genuinely humble attitude is one of the greatest skills in business. Because it compels us to LISTEN and LEARN. — Adam Rifkin

A happily ever after belongs to every woman, no matter how complicated their past or present may be. No matter how many tears they've shed or how many battles they've lost. I'm beginning to believe that every woman deserves a man who will fight for her. — Frankie Love

Below me, clusters of palm trees were painted green-gold. Tousled by the wind, their fronds resembled tangles of unspooled cassette tape. — Louisa Hall