D. Simone Quotes

A summer apart changes people.s

Joy is being fully aware of reality.

Prayer consists simply in giving to God all the careful attention of which the soul is capable.

Contradiction is the lever of transcendence.

Of two men who have no experience of God, he who denies him is perhaps nearer to him than the other.

If it were conceivable that in obeying God one should bring about one's own damnation whilst in disobeying him one could be saved, I should still choose the way of obedience.

To be innocent is to bear the weight of the entire universe. It is to throw away the counterweight.

Compassion directed to oneself is humility.

The supernatural virtue of justice consists of behaving exactly as though there were equality when one is the stronger in an unequal relationship.

The feeding of those that are hungry is a form of contemplation.

Every kind of reward constitutes a degradation of energy.

Men owe us what we imagine they will give us. We must forgive them this debt.

Academic work is one of those fields which contain a pearl so precious that it is worth while to sell all our possessions, keeping nothing for ourselves, in order to be able to acquire it.

one is never got out of the cave, one comes out of it.

I gave you my heart, but it wasn't enough.

I wonder if it's medically possible to be addicted to another human being.

dear kiara, The women in the shop told me that yellow rose represents friendship and red rose shows love. And the rosery is the only thing i own that i care for, its yours i'm yours C

Okay, seriously, I dont know if this is true or not, but I heard people who use profanity are trying to compensate for their lack of you know... size" -Tuck

I'm ready for something private, private and real

The misfortune is that although everyone must come to [death], each experiences the adventure in solitude. We never left Maman during those last days... and yet we were profoundly separated from her.

the scary part is that people don't realize how much they've changed .

And while my mind is telling me I'm flirting with her just to prove a point, my body wants to play "you show me your perky privates and I'll show you mine.

And my piece of advice is...don't flirt with any of the female instructors. They all have access to weapons bigger than yours.

Consider me your candy stripper... I mean striper.

Next time I want to do something nice, slap me.

Can I request another peer guide, One who isn't so happy to be at school at 7:30 a.m.?

Girls like you want to cut guy's nuts off and hang 'em from your rearview mirror.

Maggie squeezes my hand. It’s a silent message that everything will be okay. Somehow I believe her. In the end everything will be okay. But hurdles have to be jumped through first.

Tell me what we had was real, I whisper.

...personal torture instructor...I mean physical therapist.

Tofu tacos are not Mexican. I think putting tofu on anything and calling it Mexican is an insult to my people.

Makin' mistakes ain't a crime, you know. What's the use of having a reputation if you can't ruin it every now and then?

Being brave is not as easy as it looks.

There’s always time for arguin’ when you’re a Fuentes.

When she wraps her arms around my neck, all I want to do is protect this girl for the rest of my life.

I realise it’s going to happen. This girl of my dreams, this girl who is more like me than anyone I’ve ever met, wants to kiss me.

She ignores me, so I cup my hands over my mouth and do something I haven’t done in years— barnyard sounds.

The urge to jump into his arms and feel the warmth of them surrounding me is so powerful, I wonder if it's medically possible to be addicted to another human being.

She's a Texan, born and raised. Football is in our blood.

Do I hear a challenge?” she whispers, “Oh, Carlos. You know I can’t resist a challenge.

This connection we have isn't going away, it's only getting stronger. Because the more I spend time with her, the closer I want to be.

Mujer, you own my soul.

Whatever debases the intelligence degrades the entire human being.

Network technology has irrevocably changed campaigning and elections. It has the potential to transform governance and the workings of our democracy for the better.

Democratic elections alone do not remedy the crisis of confidence in government. Moreover, there is no viable justification for a democratic system in which public participation is limited to voting.

The same technologies enabling us to work together at a distance are creating the expectation to do better at governing ourselves.

Despite how difficult and hopeless it was at times, my experiences have shaped me for the better in many ways. It ultimately taught me empathy and invaluable lessons only learned through adversity.

When people tell really good stories in songs, I really like it.

I had two different degrees: One in International Relations/Political Science and another degree in Radio and Television Production.

If I want to take a particular form of blues somewhere else I have the equipment to do it but I never even thought of it.