...I just gave up trying to be a Christian... Let's face it, I ain't got the knack for holiness. Besides, I didn't… — Katherine Paterson Copy Share Image
“now, suddenly, I want to be anywhere but here. No, the truth is I don’t want to be anywhere at all, because… — Julie Buxbaum Copy Share Image
I write because it's all I know how to do. Writing is my anchor and my purpose. My life is informed by… — Sue Grafton Copy Share Image
Who's Kreacher?" "The house-elf who lives here," said Ron. "Nutter. Never met one like him." "He is not a nutter," said Hermione.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Worst damnfool mistake I ever made was letting myself be elected Vice President of the United States. Should have stuck with my… — John Nance Garner Copy Share Image
I would like for people to not be stuck by the rules of what is expected of a classical musician. If you… — Charlie Albright Copy Share Image
If you depend on a secret for your security, what do you do when the secret is discovered? If it is easy… — Whitfield Diffie Copy Share Image
I love the Bach Prelude No. 2 in C Minor and had that stuck in my head: why don't I put this… — Petra Haden Copy Share Image
When we meditate, we go beyond the swirl of thoughts, memories and emotions that tend to keep us stuck in our ego's… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
On my license, it says I'm an organ donor, but the truth is I'd consider being an organ martyr. I'm sure I'm… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
You have to be able to decide, 'Well no, I'm not going to be violent, I'm going to suppress that impulse; I'm… — Pankaj Mishra Copy Share Image
The clerical work is par for the course. "Keep on file in numerical order" means throw in wastebasket. You'll soon learn the… — Bel Kaufman Copy Share Image
My dad one time told me, he was like, 'The only time you should lie is when someone's holding a gun to… — Jaden Smith Copy Share Image
Let not the dirt of the sanskaras of your thoughts and deeds touch you, by surrendering every thought and act at the… — Meher Baba Copy Share Image
Leo felt trapped. He’d once been stuck in a cave on top of Pikes Peak, surrounded by a pack of werewolves. Another… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
Of course, to avoid getting stuck in that convo with someone you dislike or feel uncomfortable around, don't be passive, be proactive.… — Eugene Mirman Copy Share Image
time past is not time gone, it is time accumulated with the host resembling the character in the fairytale who was joined… — Janet Frame Copy Share Image
The word "yoga" literally means "uniting", because when you're doing it you are uniting your mind and your body. You can tell… — Ellen DeGeneres Copy Share Image
Creation out of absolute nothing is a metaphysical quagmire for theists anyway, since nothing must at least have the potentiality for becoming… — Taner Edis Copy Share Image
I am not here for me I am not here to promote my ego I am here to serve the Great Spirit… — Holly Near Copy Share Image
I'm obsessed with beards. First of all, beards make you look like more of an animal. Second, I kind of like biting… — Kesha Copy Share Image
I believe in fiction and the power of stories because that way we speak in tongues. We are not silenced. All of… — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
I think we get stuck in routines so easily that when an absurd moment in life seems to be there for no… — Kurt Braunohler Copy Share Image
I think a lot of times when people have "creative blocks" and I know my share of friends do as well if… — Rainn Wilson Copy Share Image
My first two books, I was very close to my main character, stuck inside their head. And then with 'Arrogance,' I broke… — Joanna Scott Copy Share Image
That would be nice if [people] stuck [treasury bills] all under a mattress, but they got to buy something with them. Sometimes… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
…the interesting thing was that the Roman Catholic monks and the Buddhist monks had no trouble understanding each other. Each of them… — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
When I think about what really matters, it's not looking at art that has made the most difference or has been most… — W. S. Di Piero Copy Share Image
When I was growing up, if there was a Young Adult section of my town's library, I missed it. I wandered right… — Erin Morgenstern Copy Share Image
I didn't have much, but I was always happy to share what I did have. It seemed like every African that came… — Miriam Makeba Copy Share Image
I went to visit a friend of mine, a writer name Troy Seal, a songwriting fool. He's had a ton of hits.… — Donnie Fritts Copy Share Image
I regrettably wasted time at university by being overwhelmed and intimidated by the talent of other composers. I felt stuck and didn't… — Laura Mvula Copy Share Image
“Passion can seem intimidatingly out of reach at times - a distant tower of flame, accessible only to geniuses and to those… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
Someone told me something that stuck with me: 'You have to envision your life, and then go backwards.' I've been living by… — Bruno Mars Copy Share Image
“What if you are just destined to get hurt, to be helplessly stuck in a point of time you no longer want… — Sanhita Baruah Copy Share Image
My stepfather had an electric guitar. He went to his pawn store one day to get a guitar and an amp, and… — George Benson Copy Share Image
Unlucky people are stuck in routines. When they see something new, they want no part of it. Lucky people always want something… — Richard Wiseman Copy Share Image
but all I could think was in New York that kid would have been stuck in a straitjacket practically from birth and… — Meg Rosoff Copy Share Image
It's like pouring oil from one glass to another down a line - in the end, you don't have any oil left;… — Mata Amritanandamayi Copy Share Image
Off the top of my head, I can't really think of anyone who really took me under their wing. You get advice… — Daria Werbowy Copy Share Image