© June 2008 Rev. Rachel L. Drew
Created by us, during May/June 2008.
Hosted by Rev. Lyn D. Black
Briar Rose Mother ShiAbbey

Our purpose is to find quotes for purposes of encouragement to other women. The following entries are numbered only for the convenience of our web publisher. We use Green on this page to honor conservation efforts and Red to honor Life.

 The fruit of silence -- is Prayer.
The fruit of prayer -- is Faith.
The fruit of faith -- is Love.
And the fruit of love -- is Silence.

Mother Teresa
1910-1997

And when there is Silence, you can hear the still small Voice!

Sister Margaretta Nicodemus

Moonlight is sculpture.

Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1804 - 1864

Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind;
And therefore is wing'd Cupid painted blind:
Nor hath Love's mind of any judgement taste;
Wings and no eyes figure unheedy haste:
And therefore is Love said to be a child,
Because in choice he is so oft beguiled.

Former President, Jimmy Carter
James Earl Carter, Jr. 1924 - living '08

A mother's love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity. It dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path.

Agatha Christie, 1890-1976
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller, Lady Mallowan

Spring has come to make us glad,
Let us give her greeting;
Winter days were cold and sad,
Winter's reign is fleeting;
Hearts are gay, blithe as may,
Dance and sport the livelong day;
Spring has come to make us glad,
Let us give her greeting.

A person all wrapped up in himself
generally makes a pretty small package.

-- and --

Obstacles are things a person sees
when he takes his eyes off his goal.

Entrepreneur : E. Joseph Cossman, 1918 - 2002

Nothing makes a woman more beautiful,
than the belief that she is beautiful.

Sophia Loren, 1934 - living '08

The reason why birds can fly
and we can't is simply that
they have perfect faith,
for to have faith is to have wings.

Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1860 - 1937
Scottish novelist and creator of "Peter Pan".

Keep your face to the sunshine
and you cannot see the shadows.

Helen Keller, 1880 - 1968

Susan #019

People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is light from within.

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross MD, 1926 - 2004
wikipedia.org

There are two ways of spreading light;
to be the candle
or the mirror that reflects it.

Edith Newbold Jones Wharton, 1862 - 1937
Her parents, according to Wikipedia, inspired the
phrase, "Keeping up with the Joneses."

A grateful heart a garden is,
Where there is always room,
For every lovely God-like grace,
To come to perfect bloom.

Ethel Wasgatt Dennis
Made into hymn with an old Irish tune applied.
No further reliable biography data could be found 6/08.

I was angry with my friend;
I told my wrath, my wrath did end.

William Blake, 1757 - 1827

Blessed art Thou, Oh Lord our God,
Creator of the Universe.
You who brings forth our bread
from the Earth.

Paramahansa Yogananda, 1893 - 1952

Terry Pratchett, 1948- living '08
Terence David John Pratchett, author.

Lord Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson
1809 - 1892, Poet Laureate of U.K.

Ben Sweetland, motivational speaker, author,
and psychologist; better known for saying,
"Success is a journey, not a destination."
NOTE : while we found his dates as 1861-1940, we also
found reference of him alive into the 1960s and '70s!

Rex Allen Hudler, 1960 - living '08
Uutilityman player & commentator with
Major League Baseball teams.

Whoopi Goldberg, 1955 - living '08
Comedienne & Actress.

Dorothy Frances Gurney, 1858 - 1932
Hymn writer.

If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem. It is true that you may fool all of the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all of the time; but you can't fool all of the people all of the time.

Pres. Abraham Lincoln, 1809 - 1865

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.

Issac Asimov, 1920 - 1992
Sci-Fi author, historian, a biochemist professor,
and a V.P. of Mensa International.

Dare to reach out your hand into the darkness,
to pull another hand into the light.

Mayor Norman B. Rice, 1943 - living '08
He was the 49th of Seattle Wash. &
1st Afro-American of this city.

Keep your eyes on the stars
and your feet on the ground.

USA's 26th President
Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt
1858 - 1919

The daisy follows soft the sun,
And when his golden walk is done,
Sits shyly at his feet.
He, walking, finds the flower near.
Wherefore, marauder, art thou here?"
"Because sir, love is sweet."

Emily Dickinson, 1830 - 1886

A brilliant man would find a way
not to fight a war.

Movie "Pearl Harbor"; character of real person Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto of The Imperial Japanese Navy, replying to praise of his Pearl Harbor attack strategy. There is argument whether it is an actual quote but probably is not. Many don't realize he had lived in America during the 1920's as a Naval Attaché and respected us from this experience. He also said after the attack, "I fear we have awakened a sleeping giant and filled it with a terrible resolve." This quote haunts me.

All outward forms of religion are almost useless, and are the causes of endless strife... Believe there is a great power silently working all things for good, behave yourself and never mind the rest.

Helen Beatrix Potter, 1866 - 1943
Author, illustrator, mycologist, conservationist.
Creator of the Peter Rabbit, children's series.

All our dreams can come true,
if we have the courage to pursue them.

Walter (Walt) Elias Disney 1901 - 1966

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