Home
Topics
Authors
:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

Saint Teresa of Avila Quotes

Discontent with this world gives such a painful longing to quit it that, if the heart finds comfort, it is solely from the thought that God wishes it to remain here in banishment.

Saint Teresa of Avila

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: saint
Nationality: spanish
Birth: March 28, 1515 - October 4, 1582

Topics

God Heart World Thought Comfort

I loved my mom so much because she had to work on a penny just to put food on the table... During the Depression in the United States, everybody had a tough time. And I was so hurt because she was crying that she didn't have any food for us for Thanksgiving.

Tony Bennett

Work Time Depression Food Mom Hurt

'Quick Change' was my first real movie. It was an interesting audition process because there were no lines in the script. Bill Murray's character would say something, and Geena Davis and Randy Quaid would say something, and then it would just say, 'The cabbie speaks.' How do you audition for that?

Tony Shalhoub

Change Character Process Interesting

I never allowed writer's block to be a reality. I framed it up for myself early on. I said, 'OK, if I'm not writing, the well is just filling up. I'm going to be patient with this.'

Rodney Crowell

Myself Writing Reality Early Said

High bankruptcy rates, increased credit card debt, and identity theft make it imperative that all of us take an active role in providing financial and economic education during all stages of one's life.

Ruben Hinojosa

Life Education Identity Financial

Our Founding Fathers drafted the Bill of Rights to ensure that We the People could determine how best to protect our communities.

Mike Quigley

Best People Protect Bill Of Rights

The beauty of being co-founders with your spouse is that we run our business and family together.

Julia Hartz

Family Beauty Business Together Run

My mother was never very famous when I was growing up, so it wasn't so difficult. It was only when I left home and went to university that she become this style icon.

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Mother Home Style Growing Up Famous

When I was in high school, I became interested in cytochemistry: chemical analysis under the microscope, and trying to understand the composition of cells.

Joshua Lederberg

School High School Trying Understand

Where we see corruption and can make a case against it, we're being aggressive.

Josh Hawley

Corruption Aggressive See Against

I was definitely the kid who was the chicken, who didn't want to say the cuss words.

Jon Watts

Words Say Want Chicken Kid Who

Sometimes songwriters and singers forget that. They get a melody in their head and the notes will take precedence, so that they wind up forcing a word onto a melody. It doesn't ring true.

Don Henley

Wind Forget Sometimes True Ring Up

Many Europeans are concerned that stronger sanctions are a slippery slope toward war unless the U.S. is at the table.

Dennis Ross

War Stronger Table Slippery Slope