For instance, I never complained that my birthday was overlooked; people were even surprised, with a touch of admiration, by my discretion… — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
Having children is not an act of God. It's not like you're walking down the street and pregnancy strikes you; children are… — Walter E. Williams Copy Share Image
I am dead against art's being self-expression. I see an inherent failure in any story which fails to detach itself from the… — Elizabeth Bowen Copy Share Image
For the first time there was constructed with this machine [locomotive engine] a self-acting mechanism in which the interplay of forces took… — Carl Ludwig Copy Share Image
Women have entered the work force . . . partly to express their feelings of self-worth . . . partly because today… — Robert Neelly Bellah Copy Share Image
I hurt myself deeply, though at the time I had no idea how deeply. I should have learned many things from that… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
But was it love? The feeling of wanting to die beside her was clearly exaggerated: he had seen her only once before… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
Simplicity brings back the joys of Paradise. Not that we have pure pleasure without a moment's suffering, but when we are surrendered… — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
Always make a note of what you are doing and where it leads. By and by, you will become aware of that… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
Lincoln is such an iconic figure in American history. He seems to reflect so many elements of American culture that we consider… — Eric Foner Copy Share Image
I want to learn how to hold the paradoxical poles of my identity together, to embrace the profoundly opposite truths that my… — Parker J. Palmer Copy Share Image
Championships are mythical. The real champions are those who live through what they are taught in their homes and churches. The attitude… — Jesse Owens Copy Share Image
I guess if there's one thing that might surprise people about me, it's that I'm very obedient. I'm kind of like a… — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
The price is certainly high for people who don’t know Christ and who live in a world where Christians shrink back from… — David Platt Copy Share Image
I have long had a tendency to tie marksmanship to morality. The essence of good marksmanship is self-control, and self-control is the… — Jeff Cooper Copy Share Image
Well-being is possible to the degree to which one has overcome one's narcissism; to the degree to which one is open, responsive,… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
Many people dedicate their lives to actualizing a concept of what they should be like, rather than actualizing themselves. This difference between… — Bruce Lee Copy Share Image
I can pour myself into Bon Iver. It's a thing about self- and mental discovery, and those are all important things. But… — Justin Vernon Copy Share Image
Over the years, Americans in particular have been all too willing to squander their hard-earned independence and freedom for the illusion of… — Cody Lundin Copy Share Image
My mom usually does my self-tapes, and we've built a kind of shorthand with one another... Also, just having fun with it… — Eliza Scanlen Copy Share Image
“Stop focusing on your past mistakes. Don’t be ashamed of the things that you’ve done. We ALL have made mistakes. Don’t you… — Stephanie Lahart Copy Share Image
We live in a church culture that has a dangerous tendency to disconnect the grace of God from the glory of God.… — David Platt Copy Share Image
On the much revered family of North American mythology - and a metaphor for the Ruling Alliance: Sacred family! … The supposed… — August Strindberg Copy Share Image
There are two kinds of people. One kind, you can just tell by looking at them at what point they congealed into… — Gail Godwin Copy Share Image
“Where saiyam (a state free of anger-pride-deceit-greed, attachment and abhorrence) does not leave a clear impression, there the vitaraag dharma (the religion… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“The fact is that when you admit that you can’t blame anyone or anything else, you begin to blame yourself. The human… — Kate McGahan Copy Share Image
The patriot, like the Christian, must learn to bear revilings and persecutions as a part of his duty; and in proportion as… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Archaeology, I found, comprehended all manner of excitement and achievement. Adventure is coupled with bookish toil. Romantic excursions go hand in hand… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I tell of hearts and souls and dances... Butterflies and second chances; Desperate ones and dreamers bound, Seeking life from barren ground,… — Karen Kingsbury Copy Share Image
Willpower should be understood to be the strength of the mind, which makes it capable of meeting success or failure with equanimity.… — Ramana Maharshi Copy Share Image
It was frustrating when people loved you and took an interest in you and sometimes worried about you and personally cared what… — Ann Brashares Copy Share Image
Nothing strengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individual responsibility. Nothing adds such dignity to character as the recognition of one's… — Elizabeth Cady Stanton Copy Share Image
The dominant and most deep-dyed trait of the journalist is his timorousness. Where the novelist fearlessly plunges into the water of self-exposure,… — Janet Malcolm Copy Share Image
Sometimes you're overthinking, you convince yourself to get out of it and you're like, "Ah I shoulda did that!" You can't live… — Michael B. Jordan Copy Share Image
In view of the importance of philanthropy in our society, it is surprising that so little attention has been given to it… — Kenneth E. Boulding Copy Share Image
The Secret Language of Your Body truly is the essential guide to restore your body to its healthiest state and assist you… — Bernie Siegel Copy Share Image
If you feel inadequate to face challenges, unworthy of love or respect, untitled to happiness, and fear assertive thought, wants, or needs-… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that is your own self. So you… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
True living is not found in one's self or in things. It is found in Someone else, in the One who created… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
“There's more to me than you see, another me down inside somewhere, full of hate, ready to hurt, cut, smash, or if… — dean koontz Copy Share Image