Parenting Quote by Sherman Alexie Download Open image ““He said his prayers just in case his parents had been wrong about God all those years.”” — Sherman Alexie ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.7 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Parenting Prayer
“He said what his dad said when he couldn't pray, when his thoughts were too jumbled, when he couldn't think straight: 'Jesus'.” — Jan Karon Copy Share Image
“Did you pray?" she asks. "For the last time," I say, narrowing my kohl-lined black eyes at her, "I refuse to pray to my… — Kiersten White Copy Share Image
“I wanted my sons to know that, whatever kinds of prayers we utter, not matter how wretched, God hears them, even when we pray… — Wendy Murray Copy Share Image
“His prayer was so different, like a conversation. People should not talk to the Almighty God like they were friends. It simply wasn't done.” — Melissa Jagears Copy Share Image
“In His own heart, there were frequently great struggles. And those struggles drove Him to prayer.” — Charles H. Spurgeon Copy Share Image
“Funny thing about prayers. God hears them. But you just never know if, when, or how He’s going to answer them.” — Becky Wade Copy Share Image
“With a lump forming in his throat, he thought about all the hopes and dreams that he had for his son. More than anything,… — Michelle Sutton Copy Share Image
“He missed the prayers but he thought it would be unfair and hypocritical to say them and he did not wish to ask any… — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
“He says the earth is an oval marble that nobody can win. He says the sky is not blue and the grass is not… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
“Now, in the old days, Indians used to be forgiving of any kind of eccentricity. In fact, weird people were often celebrated. Epileptics were… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
Since Jesus was human then he most assuredly farted and burped. And if God did create us in God's image then God must fart… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
“A century ago she might have been beautiful, her face reflected in the river instead of a mirror. But all the years have changed… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
I don't think there's a whole lot of class literature at all. I think most of that has become racially based, and people don't… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
“Is there really a difference between that killing and this killing? Does God approve of some killing and not other killing? If I kill… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
My parents banned nothing, though the Christian fundamentalists in my tribe held book-and-record burnings every now and again. So, yes, fundamentalist assholes can also… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
“Or maybe I could have anesthetized myself with homework and extra credit and binge-reading.” — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
“Dear wife, I'm sorry that I am mysteriously incapable of folding clean laundry, but I iron, oh, I iron. Sweetheart, I'll make your white… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
My mother says I didn't open my eyes for eight days after I was born, but when I did, the first thing I saw… — Elizabeth Taylor Copy Share Image
Of all the people who have affected my life and influenced the choices I've made, none has been more important than my father. I… — Teddy Atlas Copy Share Image
“William didn't look like he'd be difficult about anything - he was thin and sandy-haired and already wore eyeglasses like his father. Most of… — Patricia C. Wrede Copy Share Image
I know for my wife and I, we always loved the idea of being young parents. It is an incredibly inspiring and challenging job… — Taylor Hanson Copy Share Image
“Conception is the beginning of human life. From the time that an ovum is fertilized a new life begins that is neither that of… — Declaration on Procured Abortion Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith 1974 Copy Share Image
“As members of the Church, there are things you cannot do. For one, you cannot take a Las Vegas-style vacation. I do not know… — William Grant Bangerter Copy Share Image
“That’s all! Now either leave us alone or join us as a father rather than a receiver of sacrifices. You have the choice of… — Dan Simmons Copy Share Image
(knitting while on a motorcycle) "For several years she knitted in secret (my father would not approve; she was to concentrate on motorcycling and… — Elizabeth Zimmermann Copy Share Image
My embarrassing confession is that my father is a 'Camelot: The Musical' obsessive. So as a child, when we were going to visit relatives… — Chris Chibnall Copy Share Image
My parents were not musical, and they were not effervescent people; everything was very quiet. The music that I played was loud; it used… — Don McLean Copy Share Image
If my child had prejudice in his head, I'd be ashamed. I would see it as my failure as a parent. — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image