#be

He is not a punishing God, Lizzy. That is the mistake most people make, thinking He sits with an account book and a big fist, waiting to punish us. He is not a wrathful God but a loving God who made each of us and loved us since we were in our mother’s womb ↗

— Ann Rinaldi

#faith #god #love #purpose #faith

It is clear I was never the Pretty Girl. I had my two front teeth knocked out when I was 10 and didn't fix them until I was 19. I have a crooked smile and a nose that looks like it's been broken 12 times but never has been. My nose was always red, so people called me Rudolph. My whole face is off-center. ↗

— Ellen Barkin

#been #broken #called #clear #crooked

People tend to remember my performances, not me. ↗

— Ellen Barkin

#people #performances #remember #tend

There's no slow build anymore where you get a little part, then you get a little better part, then a better part, until one day your agent calls you us and says, 'guess what, you're a movie star,' and you say, 'Thank you!' ↗

— Ellen Barkin

#anymore #better #build #calls #day

You know it's going to hell when the best rapper out there is white and the best golfer is black. ↗

— Charles Barkley

#best #black #going #golfer #hell

My family got all over me because they said Bush is only for the rich people. Then I reminded them, 'Hey, I'm rich'. ↗

— Charles Barkley

#bush #family #got #hey #i

If somebody hits you with an object you should beat the hell out of them. ↗

— Charles Barkley

#hell #hits #object #out #should

I know I'm never as good or bad as one single performance. I've never believed in my critics or my worshippers, and I've always been able to leave the game at the arena. ↗

— Charles Barkley

#always #arena #bad #been #believed

There is beauty in truth, even if it's painful. Those who lie, twist life so that it looks tasty to the lazy, brilliant to the ignorant, and powerful to the weak. But lies only strengthen our defects. They don't teach anything, help anything, fix anything or cure anything. Nor do they develop one's character, one's mind, one's heart or one's soul. ↗

— José N. Harris

#lies #lying #truth #beauty

All religions have been made by men. ↗

— Napoleon Bonaparte

#made #men #religions