Deserie Johnson Quotes

Storms don't come to destroy you, they come to cleanse you. Lean into it and learn to fly in the storm! ~ Sanjo Jendayi

Life is NOT short! It's just by the time we catch up to appreciating it ... we've already left life at least halfway behind us. ~ Sanjo Jendayi

Oftentimes people expect Christians to be perfect but the reality is ... Spiritual perfection is imperfection! God then does His best work. ~ Sanjo Jendayi

When asked why I am single, my reply is simply; I consider myself a black pearl rare in my authenticity, adding a mysterious beauty to the select few who can recognize & even fewer who appreciate my worth. So instead of dating, I throw myself into working in the field. If my Boaz recognizes me amongst the black rocks ... great! If not, the magnificence of my rarity will simply radiate onto those working the fields as well in the form of teaching, which is what I do. ~ Sanjo Jendayi

Real MEN don't need a woman covering for him because a Real MAN IS a woman's covering! ~ Sanjo Jendayi

Greatness is sifted through the grind, therefore don't despise the hard work now for surely it will be worth it in the end. ~ Sanjo Jendayi

When that light within begins to dim, fan the flame just enough to spark something! ~ Sanjo Jendayi

Everything needs love ... and everything you do or don't do is a reflection of how you love you! ~ Sanjo Jendayi

Believe it or not, when you fast in the Spirit, God makes you more equipped to deal with hunger, irritability, and temptation. ~ Monica Johnson

AMISSION (AMI'SSION) n.s.[amissio, Lat.]Loss. ~ Samuel Johnson

Anxiety does not ask your permission. Anxiety does not come when expected. It's very rude. It barges in at the strangest moments, stopping all activity, focusing everything on itself It sucks the air our of your lungs and scrambles the world. ~ Maureen Johnson

I don't really watch that much TV. I have training camp to worry about. ~ Raylee Johnson

I report to you that our country is challenged at home and abroad: that it is our will that is being tried and not our strength; our sense of purpose and not our ability to achieve a better America. ~ Lyndon B. Johnson

Quit putting yourself in a little box by trying to live consistently with your past and explaining every little action you take. BE YOU. Fully. In this moment. Independent of what others may or may not 'expect' from you. ~ Brian Johnson

There's things Calvin Johnson does that nobody else can do. He's obviously huge, his physical attributes outweigh just about everyone in the league. But on top of that, he still has the ability to learn. He's like a sponge and soaks up anything that can help him as an athlete, as a person. On top of that, he's not soft. He catches the ball and tries to get upfield to score. He doesn't slide or go out of bounds. That's a rare find in the NFL. ~ Nate Burleson

It is as foolish to make experiments upon the constancy of a friend, as upon the chastity of a wife. ~ Samuel Johnson

We know that they cannot bear their share of the taxes to help pay for their education. And unless those children get a good education we know that they become dropouts and they become delinquents and they become taxeaters instead of taxpayers. We know that they will join the unemployed. That is why we put top priority on breaking the vicious cycle that today threatens the future of 5 million children in this great land of opportunity which we talk about so much. ~ Lyndon B. Johnson

My chances of being PM are about as good as the chances of finding Elvis on Mars, or my being reincarnated as an olive. ~ Boris Johnson

Lies are a tremendous karmic setback. Keep it up and you'll come back in the next life as something without a spine. You're not fine. And you don't have to be fine. ~ Maureen Johnson

At the end of the day, a television, a computer, or a smart phone is just a device through which one can access content. The content itself is what matters, not the device. ~ Ray William Johnson

If you're not listening, you're not learning. ~ Lyndon B. Johnson

Doug Christie, what skill, what strenght, what power, what quickness. The visionof Magic Johnson, the athletisicm of Michael Jordan, the toughness of larry Bird. Dough Christie has it all ~ Bill Walton

In 1835 at Kirtland I learned from my Sisters Husband Lyman R. Shirman, who was close to the Prophet and Received it from him. That the ancient order of plural marriage was again to be practiced by the Church. ~ Benjamin F. Johnson

He arms us with purpose by giving us a promise instead of the answer. That way, we are forced to learn how to believe Him before the answer comes and then learn how to exercise His will in the circumstances that are contrary to the given promise. This is part of what it means to be a co-laborer with Christ. He labors, and we labor with Him. ~ Bill Johnson

Rule with the heart of a servant. Serve with the heart of a king. ~ Bill Johnson

Power is not sufficient evidence of truth. ~ Samuel Johnson

Oh, yeah, I'm all about ritual. ~ Rashid Johnson

Becca watched Tucker bend at the waist. Mmm, mmm. He was sure built nice. From the top of his felt hat to the tips of his worn leather boots. Those leather chaps he'd just slung around his hips weren't too bad, either.
He reached back to buckle the chap straps first around one jean-clad thigh, and then the other. And she'd thought the rodeo would be boring. Ha! She could watch Tucker do this all day. Buckle and unbuckle. Bend and stand.
She let out a sign filled with pure contentment. "All right, Em. I'll admit it. Cowboys are hot."
Next to her, Emma laughed. "Oh, yeah. ~ Cat Johnson

I watch, nearly shaking with the need to say something and having nothing to say, as she lets a flame incinerate the precious paper to a dusting of ash on the floor. ~ Alaya Dawn Johnson

You're right. You're not a princess
you're Little Red. and I'm the Big Bad Wolf. ~ Julie Johnson

It is the branch that bears the fruit, That feels the knife, To prune it for a larger growth, A fuller life. Though every budding twig be trimmed, And every grace Of swaying tendril, springing leaf, May lose its place. O you whose life of joy seems left, With beauty shorn; Whose aspirations lie in dust, All bruised and torn, Rejoice, though each desire, each dream, Each hope of thine Will fall and fade; it is the hand Of Love Divine That holds the knife, that cuts and breaks With tenderest touch, That you, whose life has borne some fruit, Might now bear much. Annie Johnson Flint ~ Lettie B. Cowman

Being boring is just wrong, isn't it? You wouldn't have got anywhere being boring. ~ Rachel Johnson

Besides, if you can spot a
house that contains, say, half a dozen to a dozen people, and just plop a "Johnson" right amidships, it generally means "exit house and people," which, I suppose, is a desirable object to be attained, according to twentieth century manners. ~ Bruce Bairnsfather

So no, I did not rinse out the damned pickle jar." He flopped on the other bed. "And since I'll be going to hell for breaking into a church and stealing holy water, I'll be sure to mention your name when I get there." He paused. "You're probably on Satan's wish-list anyway. ~ Suzanne Johnson

You do not want to make this guy mad. You see him sitting there all cool and calm, but underneath, he's thinking, he's plotting. I'm telling you, it's not normal. He's like Michael from 'The Godfather.' - Kevin Johnson on David Stern ~ R.E. Graswich

The American people were really not 100% convinced that this idea of default was really going to occur, and I think the media, current company excepted here, did not help in that regard because they confused the American people about what default actually meant. ~ Bill Johnson

If I had eyes in the back of my head, I would have told you you looked good as I walked away. ~ Jack Johnson

If he died now, Grainier probably wouldn't know it until they came into the light of the gas lamps either side of the doctor's house. After they'd moved along for nearly an hour without conversation, listening only to the creaking wagon and the sound of the nearby river and the clop of the mares, it grew dark. ~ Denis Johnson

And so for a couple of years my life was divided between my music and my school books. ~ James Weldon Johnson

Shakespeare never has six lines together without a fault. Perhaps you may find seven, but this does not refute my general assertion. ~ Samuel Johnson

I could have told her then, as we walked down Northwest Fifth toward the car. Or on the ride home. But what was the point? There were things even your closest friends didn't need or want to know. ~ Chelsey Johnson

Voting is the first duty of democracy. ~ Lyndon B. Johnson

In 1964, I tried to convince my grandfather, who was active in the New York City firefighters union, to vote for Barry Goldwater over Lyndon Johnson because at the time I thought his approach to limited government was right on. ~ Joe Lhota

You may bury my body down by the highway side. So my old evil spirit can catch a Greyhound bus and ride. ~ Robert Johnson