Is is difficult to be angry with a gentleman who pays you compliments, even impertinent compliments. Especially impertinent compliments (Elizabeth Peters, The Hippopotamus Pool)
Can a woman not walk with her possessions down the street of a city? – Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings
Can a woman not walk with her possessions down the street of a city? – Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings.
Nothing is better for self-esteem than survival
Nothing is better for self-esteem than survival (Martha Gellhorn, Travels With Myself and Another)
Behind bad luck comes good luck
Behind bad luck comes good luck (Gipsy Proverb)
We did an evil thing, father.””What do you think war is? We’re men. Not boys swinging sticks at each other and pronouncing the evil wizard’s defeat. We do what duty and honor demand, and often what we do is terrible
We did an evil thing, father.””What do you think war is? We’re men. Not boys swinging sticks at each other and pronouncing the evil wizard’s defeat. We do what duty and honor demand, and often what we do is terrible (Daniel Abraham, The Dragon’s Path)
A: But why this solitude? – B: I am not at odds with anyone. But when I am alone I seem to see my friends in a clearer and fairer light than when I am with them; and when I loved and appreciated music the most, I lived far from it. It seems I need a distant perspective if I am to think well of things
A: But why this solitude? – B: I am not at odds with anyone. But when I am alone I seem to see my friends in a clearer and fairer light than when I am with them; and when I loved and appreciated music the most, I lived far from it. It seems I need a distant perspective if I am to think well of things (Friedrich Nietzsche, Daybreak: Thoughts on the Prejudices of Morality)
None of my characters are rich or famous, and the situations they find themselves in could happen to anyone
None of my characters are rich or famous, and the situations they find themselves in could happen to anyone (Nicholas Sparks)
Be in control of your life, don’t let circumstances come to control you
Be in control of your life, don’t let circumstances come to control you (Steven Redhead, Unleash The Power of Your Heart and Mind)
The essence of one life is empowering another life, and so your passion has to be linked to the liberation of other people’s happiness
The essence of one life is empowering another life, and so your passion has to be linked to the liberation of other people’s happiness (Israelmore Ayivor, Leaders’ Frontpage: Leadership Insights from 21 Martin Luther King Jr. Thoughts)
Global transformation can occur only when each individual has the courage to awaken from this amnesia to our true self and then make conscious choices true to our spirit. The human race is the only species on earth evolved enough to be capable of this privilege
Global transformation can occur only when each individual has the courage to awaken from this amnesia to our true self and then make conscious choices true to our spirit. The human race is the only species on earth evolved enough to be capable of this privilege (Patsie Smith)