“I don't want to cry for Edward- at least not in the deep, personal way that you cry for a friend or… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
The optimistic style of explaining good events is the opposite of that used for bad events: It's internal rather than external. — Martin Seligman Copy Share Image
“There is a vast difference between having some coin and no coin. There is a feeling of helplessness that comes from an… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
Prayer is not so much an act as it is an attitude of dependency, dependency upon God. Prayer is a confession of… — Arthur W. Pink Copy Share Image
To condemn someone to death is to surrender; it proves that you failed. You are not able to change him, to change… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
All we want in Christ, we shall find in Christ. If we want little, we shall find little. If we want much,… — Henry Benjamin Whipple Copy Share Image
Rarely in modern times has there been such a revolution in commercial sentiment as occurred in 2008, or such a display in… — James Buchan Copy Share Image
The very helplessness of the public which makes it necessary for them to consult the experts also makes it impossible for them… — Hugh Nibley Copy Share Image
If my tone is mocking, the tone of someone accustomed to helplessness, this is natural: the poet is a condemned man for… — Randall Jarrell Copy Share Image
A humble and contrite heart knows that it can merit nothing before God, and that all that is necessary is to be… — Ole Hallesby Copy Share Image
“No,” Joan vowed. She grabbed Bash’s shirt. “I don’t want this. Didn’t want this to happen.” Screams resonated. Bash continued quietly, “None… — Cate Campbell Beatty Copy Share Image
I never heard of anybody who admired the character of sheep. Even the gentlest human personalities in contact with them are annoyed… — Dorothy Canfield Fisher Copy Share Image
When the frustration of my helplessness seemed greatest, I discovered God's grace was more than sufficient. And after my imprisonment, I could… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
We are biological creatures. We are born, we live, we die. There is no transcendent purpose to existence. At best we are… — Jonathan Sacks Copy Share Image
“Well, on some level, it’s similar to the psychological phenomenon of helplessness, where the will to try is lost. You get to… — Zack Love Copy Share Image
“The sentiment that one "should have done something more" reflects, it seems to me, an underlying wish to control the uncontrollable. After… — Irvin D. Yalom Copy Share Image
“I had the feeling deep in my gut that there'd been lines I should have spoken, gestures I should have made, that… — Megan Crewe Copy Share Image
Selfishness is the biggest form of helplessness as it makes the person blind so much that he fails to search his true… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Helplessness and anger make for predictable behavior: Children are certain to shove each other and pull hair, teenagers will call each other… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
Borderlines create the vicious circles they fear most. They become angry and drive the relationship to the breaking point, then switch to… — Theodore Millon Copy Share Image
Christ subjected himself to the law of the seed in the earth, to the law of rest and growth. He was "one… — Caryll Houselander Copy Share Image
A knowledge of history as detailed as possible is essential if we are to comprehend the present and be prepared for the… — Pearl S. Buck Copy Share Image
The exile is a singular, whereas refugees tend to be thought of in the mass ... What is implied in these nuances… — Mary McCarthy Copy Share Image
What they do not comprehend is man's helplessness. I am weak, small, of no consequence to the universe. It does not notice… — Philip K. Dick Copy Share Image
He wanted her. He knew where to find her. He waited. It amused him to wait, because he knew that the waiting… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Let the church come to God in the strength of a perfect weakness, in the power of a felt helplessness and a… — Mark Hopkins Copy Share Image
“There was no way out; not, at least, in this direction. I was like a hamster that had climbed to the top… — Alan Bradley Copy Share Image
Recipients of transfers tend to become less self-reliant and more dependent on government payments. When people can get support without exercising their… — Robert Higgs Copy Share Image
I can't afford it' shut down your brain. it didn't have to think anymore. besides, it also brings up sadness. a helplessness… — Robert Kiyosaki Copy Share Image
Love is both a principle and an emotion; it is something both felt and willed. It is capable of almost infinite degrees.… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
Listen, my friend! Your helplessness is your best prayer. It calls from your heart to the heart of God with greater effect… — Ole Hallesby Copy Share Image
The world is quieter now. It is never quiet, but it can get quieter. What strange creatures we are, to find silence… — David Levithan Copy Share Image
This is not the time for political fun and games. This is the time for a new beginning. I ask you now… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
“If you become so frightened of realities that are not your own, if you take upon yourselves tragedies that do not exist… — Seth Copy Share Image
In the case of 'Ocean at the End of the Lane,' it's a book about helplessness. It's a book about family, it's… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
You are innately designed to use your personal power. When you don't, you experience a sense of helplessness, paralysis, and depression-which is… — Susan Jeffers Copy Share Image
Your defeat is not only a reality, which has been historically proven time and again. It can also be seen in your… — Ashraf Dehghani Copy Share Image
O God, teach me to be satisfied with my own helplessness in the spiritual life. Teach me to be content with Your… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
“I was going to die. I was going to die, right now, right here, before I even had a chance to thoroughly… — Maya Bode Copy Share Image
“Power is fortified not just by what it destroys, but also by what it creates. Not just by what it takes, but… — Arundhati Roy Copy Share Image
