#beacon

I want a homing beacon on your vehicle." "There will be." "No, I want one on before we leave the grounds in the morning. I'll see to it." Give and take, she reminded herself. Even when--maybe especially when--give and take was a pain in the ass. "Okay. But there go my plans to slip off and meet Pablo the pool boy for an hour of hot, sticky sex." "We all have to make sacrifices. Myself, I've had to reschedule my liaison with Vivien the French maid three times in the last couple of days." "Blows," Eve said as they slipped into bed. "She certainly does. ↗

— J.D. Robb

#homing-beacon #roarke #death

A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories. ↗

— Honore de Balzac

#also #beacon #fond #fond memories #future

I look at Jerusalem as being a beacon for the three monotheistic religions. ↗

— King Abdullah II

#being #i #jerusalem #look #monotheistic

I love the paranormal, because there, every genre I write can become one beacon for my imagination. ↗

— Leslie Banks

#because #become #every #genre #i

If you know someone that has given up hope, try giving that person some of your peace, joy, and faith! ↗

— Molly Friedenfeld

#beacon-of-light #faith #hope #spirituality #faith

Very few pilots even know how to read Morse code anymore. But if a pilot could read Morse code, he could tell which beacon he was approaching by the code that was flashing from it. ↗

— Mike Ferguson

#approaching #beacon #code #could #even

I'd rather see the United States as a beacon of good work and good citizenship, rather than as #1 on some international educational measurement. ↗

— Howard Gardner

#citizenship #educational #good #good work #i

And it's a question of how far we're willing to go in order to let the ego shine, in order to let that beacon penetrate not only the local scene but the world. ↗

— Taylor Hackford

#ego #far #go #how #how far

When America closes its doors, so does everybody else. We are the primary engine of growth in the world and we are the only beacon of free trade left, and open markets. ↗

— Jon Huntsman, Jr.

#beacon #closes #does #doors #else

He who thinks and thinks for himself, will always have a claim to thanks; it is no matter whether it be right or wrong, so as it be explicit. If it is right, it will serve as a guide to direct; if wrong, as a beacon to warn. ↗

— Jeremy Bentham

#beacon #claim #direct #explicit #guide