Jo Ann Strauss Quotes

Selah Moments: those times we lean into God's presence, hear His voice, and willingly receive the golden nuggets of truth-revelation He gifts us with. ~ Jo Ann Fore

Nowadays, people don't ask you how you are, they say, 'Are you busy?' meaning, 'Are you well?' If someone actually does ask you how you are, the most cheerful answer, of course, is a robust 'Busy!' to which the person will reply 'Good!' ~ Jo Ann Davis

Every breath a blessing... Every day a gift! ~ Jo Ann V. Glim

Already, China has undermined U.S. foreign policy in efforts to gain access to oil resources in Iran and Sudan. We simply cannot separate the political and economic values of oil. ~ Jo Ann Emerson

The first step towards freedom is to choose truth. ~ Jo Ann Fore

America's largest trade deficit is with China, a nation that enjoys Permanent Normal Trade Relations with the U.S. and ties its currency to the dollar to make it a more competitive trading partner. ~ Jo Ann Emerson

It wasn't an accident. ~ Jo Ann Yhard

Poverty is a condition that resides in the heart ... not in the wallet. ~ Jo Ann V. Glim

Good thing we weren't here when this happened," Fred added. "We'd be pancakes - DEAD ones! ~ Jo Ann Yhard

When I was a kid I adored Katharine Hepburn, especially when she played Jo, the ballsy sister in Little Women. All the kids in school started calling me "Jo." I also loved Barbara Stanwyck, Ann Sheridan, Bette Davis, Claire Trevor - I didn't know them but after seeing them in so many movies, I felt like I knew them. They weren't feminists, they were just strong women, and I always admired anyone who had some guts. All those sweet, quiet, polite, ladylike little things just bored me to death. Back then there were so many wonderful women's stories being filmed, and so many strong actresses. But by the time I started doing movies they were mostly making men's stories. It has always saddened me that I never got to work with directors like George Cukor and William Wyler, directors who could really pull such marvelous performances from actresses." - Jane Russell ~ Ray Hagen

Sleep is just a good idea. I bow to the god caffeine. ~ Jo-Ann Mapson

My domestic partner describes me as having "penetrating sanity," but partly that's because he can sleep through anything, and partly it's because he believes in the power of suggestion. ~ Jo Ann Beard

There were these great women in Montgomery, [Rosa Louise] Parks was among them. Jo Ann Robinson [who organized the bus boycott] was among them. It's always these ordinary women and men of grace who have been waiting and seething and planning to change things that are unjust that bring movement. ~ Marian Wright Edelman

True emotional healing lies somewhere between intentional choices and divine intervention, a junction of surrender, faith, trust, and action. ~ Jo Ann Fore

Highway One, Antarctica is a wonderful debut by a writer with razor-sharp insights to the human condition. Justin Herrmann is a voice I hope to hear more from, and soon. Excellent collection. ~ Jo-Ann Mapson

That story you're scared to share
that story has the power to change both your life and the lives of others. ~ Jo Ann Fore

When we share those stories we've been scared to share, voicelessness loses it's wicked grasp. ~ Jo Ann Fore

Healing begins at truth-telling. Tame your emotions and focus on what matters. ~ Jo Ann Fore

The power in each individual comes from all of us, and the power of all of us comes from each individual. ~ Jo-Ann L. Tremblay

If we counted wrinkles as we do pages in a book, some of us are fast approaching "epic" status! ~ Jo Ann V. Glim

Oh, Mama," I said. "What if I don't live that long?" My mother didn't hesitate one second. "By hook or by crook, you will. Having children only increases your grip on the world. It's like reading a thriller. You can't put it down because you have to know how the story turns out. ~ Jo-Ann Mapson

Your beliefs determine your thoughts, behaviours, and actions; they in turn determine your outcomes. ~ Jo-Ann L. Tremblay

There's a funny thing about everything, even if you have to make it up! ~ Jessica Jo Ann Thometz

The way everything seems to be working out right now, I wouldn't be surprised if I ended up dead before the night is over. ~ Jo Ann Beard

I really recommend that anyone who wants to write have a very physical hobby that takes you away from books and criticism, because it teaches you, it informs you, and it changes your writing. ~ Jo-Ann Mapson

Juniper laughed for real, but one of those fake smiles he considered a plague of the Caucasian race followed. If you're sad, be sad, he wanted to say. ~ Jo-Ann Mapson

There is a powerful shifting that takes place as we abandon the right to understand and yield to God's working in our lives. ~ Jo Ann Fore

We intend to hide our shortcomings, and the fear inside our hearts, but instead, we hide our beauty, our true selves. ~ Jo Ann Fore

As she lies in the bed she weeps, for Bing, for the melting, shimmering candles, the filigree on the holiday tablecloth. She is an unwilling astronaut, bumping against the thick glass of the ship, her line tangling lazily in zero gravity, face mask fogged with fear. My sister reaches across, over the bed, and we both embrace the mother, holding her on earth, pulling her onto the ship, breathing our oxygen into her line. Ten hours later she is dead. ~ Jo Ann Beard

Equipped with cell phones, beepers, and handheld computers, the 'conspicuously industrious' blur the line between home and office by working anytime, anywhere. ~ Jo Ann Davis

I want to be that woman . . . the one who, yes, may have been hurt, but because You {God} reworked her heart she stands whole. Emotionally whole. Free. ~ Jo Ann Fore

A key U.S. initiative in this trade war must be to develop reliable trading partners in the world. ~ Jo Ann Emerson

As you travel the road of life, your self-concept is the pedal that controls your speed. ~ Jo-Ann L. Tremblay

A willingness to lose one's self in a story was the first step to learning compassion, to appreciating other cultures, to realizing what possibilities the world held for people who kept at life despite the odds. ~ Jo-Ann Mapson

In addition to Linda and me, there's a brother, a strange little guy named Bradley, obsessed with his own cowboy boots. He paces areound and around the house, staring at his feet and humming the G. I. Joe song from the television commmercial. He is the ringleader of a neighborhood gang of tiny boys, four-year olds, who throw dirt and beat each other with sticks all day long. In the evenings he comes to dinner with an imaginnary friend named Charcoal.
'Charcoal really needs a bath', my mother says, spooning Spaghettios onto his plate. His hands are perfectly clean right up to the wrists and the center of his face is cleared so we can see what he looks like. The rest of him is dirt. ~ Jo Ann Beard

A personal journey is part of the generational relay. Live your legacy then pass it on. ~ Jo Ann V. Glim

A joyful life is when we listen to the desires of our heart and mind, and we never forget to have a chuckle or two, a day. ~ Jo-Ann L. Tremblay