As a boy,I was extremely shy, certainly as a result of my upbringing. I was an expert blusher,and some of my harsh… — Gunter Brus Copy Share Image
Why, I don't exactly know about perjury, my dear sir," replied the little gentleman. "Harsh word, my dear sir, very harsh word… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
The conviction that the best way to prepare children for a harsh, rapidly changing world is to introduce formal instruction at anearly… — David Elkind Copy Share Image
“...the sea's only gifts are harsh blows and, occasionally, the chance to feel strong. Now, I don't know much about the sea,… — Jon Krakauer Copy Share Image
The realization that my problem was one that concerned all men, a problem of living and thinking, suddenly swept over me and… — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
I think history is only ever invisible when it abets your sense of self, your desires, your ambitions, when it carries your… — Garth Greenwell Copy Share Image
But there were moments when she played songs that made you wonder where she learned them, where indeed she came from. Harsh-tender… — Truman Capote Copy Share Image
Because immigrants have always been particularly prone to repetition - it's something to do with that experience of moving from West to… — Zadie Smith Copy Share Image
The act of self-denial seems to confer on us the right to be harsh and merciless toward others. The impression somehow prevails… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
The service of India means the service of those teeming millions steeped in poverty, ignorance and disease. To see that in my… — Manmohan Singh Copy Share Image
Whether you know it or not, one of the most important relationships in your life is with your Soul. Will you be… — Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Copy Share Image
If people say harsh words to me though, I don't care. It's a risk to my life. The Taliban don't want us… — Malina Suliman Copy Share Image
The harsh reality is that America moves on four wheels, powered by conventional internal-combustion engines. At this point, while the elite media… — Brock Yates Copy Share Image
All religions are true, because they are true in the hearts of all those who believe in them. What other kind of… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Welcome, Disappointment! Thy hand is cold and hard, but it is the hand of a friend. Thy voice is stern and harsh,… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Copy Share Image
As Indians, we take great pride in the fact that we are a progressive nation. We are proud of our democracy, our… — Ashwin Sanghi Copy Share Image
Disney World?” Ari felt like his head was about to explode. “Disney World?” His gravelly voice rose into a harsh shriek. “They’re… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
A writer with her work needs to be like a dog with a bone all the time. She needs to know where… — Dani Shapiro Copy Share Image
Everything gets horrible. Everything you see gets ugly. Lurid is the word. Doctor Garton said lurid, one time. That's the right word… — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
The bulk of our efforts [in The Khaled Hosseini Foundation] has focused on helping build permanent shelters for returning refugees who are… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
For humans, the Arctic is a harshly inhospitable place, but the conditions there are precisely what polar bears require to survive -… — Sylvia Earle Copy Share Image
The confidence and security of a people can be measured by their attitude toward laxatives. At the high noon of the British… — Florence King Copy Share Image
“I kept thinking I wouldn't make it to Friday night. That something would happen before then to mess with my luck, something… — Cath Crowley Copy Share Image
I'm not very comfortable with watching my performances. I don't particularly find a great joy in it. Everything is the process of… — Pierce Brosnan Copy Share Image
I knew that the world was a harsh place, and my family was a mess, and even though I danced as fast… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
The house became full of love. Aureliano expressed it in poetry that had no beginning and no end. He would write it… — Gabriel Garcia Marquez Copy Share Image
Fearlessness may be a gift but perhaps more precious is the courage acquired through endeavour, courage that comes from cultivating the habit… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
I slapped my face two or three times with both hands, as hard as possible. The slapping hurt. It snapped me to… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
Jason, stop this,” she pleaded. “You don’t want to kiss me. You don’t even like me more than a little when you… — Judith McNaught Copy Share Image
What we need very badly these days is a company of Christians who are prepared to trust God as completely now as… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
It's very advantageous to be sensitive with your work - and, yet, being sensitive, in reality, when criticized, it can annihilate you.… — Michael Crawford Copy Share Image
The first step to change,... is accepting your reality right now. Honoring your process. Compassionate self-awareness leads to change; harsh self-criticism only… — Dan Millman Copy Share Image
Unable to maintain their government-granted monopoly, the powerful railroad interests turned to government to do the regulating and price-fixing which they were… — Dan Smoot Copy Share Image
The majority of Russians considered Pussy Riot's stunt to be an act of religious hatred, rather than criticism against the close ties… — Moddi Copy Share Image
When I compare life to a dream I do not mean to denigrate it as some sort of meaningless fantasy. Life is… — Timothy Freke Copy Share Image
You wish, or rather, have decided, to remove a splinter from someone? Very well, but do not go after it with a… — John Climacus Copy Share Image
What is the quality of your intent? Certain people have a way of saying things that shake us at the core. Even… — Thurgood Marshall Copy Share Image
A single woman should only marry a man she can follow: Ladies if you are single, be very, very careful who you… — Mark Driscoll Copy Share Image
“Whatever criticism we may have for Jonah, at least it can be said that Jonah was consistent. This legalistic, over-judgmental, young prophet… — Michael Ben Zehabe Copy Share Image
Mitch McConnell, 72, is second only to Henry Clay as the state'€™s most consequential public servant. McConnell's skills have been honed through… — George Will Copy Share Image