Joan Sayour

Joan Sayour
“Common sense is not so common.”
“Pushing string.”
“Be peaceful.”
“God’s timing is always perfect.”
“I have one child who does not need to be pushed and one child who cannot be pushed.”
“Everybody’s life is hard.”
“Kill them with kindness.”
“All I have is time.”
“Understand why you are sad and analyze like a ball in your hand.”
“You do not have problems, just voids.”
“Alcoholism, abuse or adultery – instant divorce.”
“Nothing happens until something moves.”
“I wish everyone I love a swift heart attack.”
"We don't have that anymore."

(her answer to where stuff went when she moved to NYC from Greenwich)
"A smart person can do anything better than a dumb person."
"I sew by feel."
"Choose to be happy."
"Live in the present moment."
"Only you can control your future."
"I can see everything in a store except the price tags."
"He took his half out of the middle”.
"Poverty stinks."

(expensive stuff/places are better than cheap stuff/places)
"Her mirror isn't working."

(lady in a bad outfit)
"Where is the rest of it?"

(if a lady's outfit is too skimpy)
"Her problems have problems."
"It's a good thing you're pretty."

(given how little time and effort Joy put into her hair, clothes, and general appearance)
"You were pressing the right buttons, but it wasn't music coming out."

(Joy’s piano playing)
"Paperwork makes me nervous."
"Eat less, sleep more. Worry less, smile more."
"Be careful what you wish for."
"Don't let this peaceful scene fool you."

(after she finally got baby Thomas to go to sleep)
"The apple never falls far from the tree."
“You always find time to do the things you want to do.”
"If you walk long enough with someone who limps, you start to limp yourself."
“I do not talk about my kids or my problems because everybody has them”

(Peter Sayour Sr.)
"Rome wasn't built in a day."

(While she dragged Joy to every ribbon store in NYC to find the exact color ribbon to match the sheets I was taking to college. She wanted to sew the ribbon onto white bath towels as an accent. When she didn't find the right color ribbon, the solution was to have no ribbon. For Joan, if it wasn't perfect, it was better to have nothing.)

Joan Sayour

“Common sense is not so common.”

“Pushing string.”

“Be peaceful.”

“God’s timing is always perfect.”

“I have one child who does not need to be pushed and one child who cannot be pushed.”

“Everybody’s life is hard.”

“Kill them with kindness.”

“All I have is time.”

“Understand why you are sad and analyze like a ball in your hand.”

“You do not have problems, just voids.”

“Alcoholism, abuse or adultery – instant divorce.”

“Nothing happens until something moves.”

“I wish everyone I love a swift heart attack.”

"We don't have that anymore."

"A smart person can do anything better than a dumb person."

"I sew by feel."

"Choose to be happy."

"Live in the present moment."

"Only you can control your future."

"I can see everything in a store except the price tags."

"He took his half out of the middle”.

"Poverty stinks."

"Her mirror isn't working."

"Where is the rest of it?"

"Her problems have problems."

"It's a good thing you're pretty."

"You were pressing the right buttons, but it wasn't music coming out."

"Paperwork makes me nervous."

"Eat less, sleep more. Worry less, smile more."

"Be careful what you wish for."

"Don't let this peaceful scene fool you."

"The apple never falls far from the tree."

“You always find time to do the things you want to do.”

"If you walk long enough with someone who limps, you start to limp yourself."

“I do not talk about my kids or my problems because everybody has them”

"Rome wasn't built in a day."