Resisting the powers that be, we are keeping things from getting worse than they otherwise might be. And that effort is very… — Bruce Cockburn Copy Share Image
During my three years in Vietnam, I certainly heard plenty of last words by dying American footsoldiers. Not one of them, however,… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
Tr...ooooo...luv...' Fezzik grabbed onto Inigo in panic and they both pivoted, staring at the man in black, who was silent again. '"True… — William Goldman Copy Share Image
You know, my grandmother used to say, 'While I'm down here planning, God's up there laughing.' I guess the thing with most… — Paul Anka Copy Share Image
But I replied that what made being alive almost worthwhile for me, besides music, was all the saints I met, who could… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
And if I had to spend 20 years in the band just to play that show, I think it would have been worthwhile. — Larry Mullen, Jr Copy Share Image
Remember to set apart at least one hour every day to do some service for others. While the food we eat nurtures… — Mata Amritanandamayi Copy Share Image
Do we talk about the dignity of work? Do we give our students any reason for believing it is worthwhile to sacrifice… — Sargent Shriver Copy Share Image
You can't accomplish anything worthwhile if you inhibit yourself. If life teaches you nothing else, know this for sure: When you get… — Oprah Winfrey Copy Share Image
To a nonpainter, oil paint is uninteresting and faintly unpleasant. To a painter, it is the life's blood: a substance so utterly… — James Elkins Copy Share Image
With the guitar I've suffered a great deal, but when I've had a good time, the suffering seemed worthwhile, — Paco de Lucia Copy Share Image
SST was formed to put out the first Black Flag record. Basically, there wasn't anyone else to do it. I felt that… — Greg Ginn Copy Share Image
The contented have time to worry about trivialities; often to the extent that they never achieve anything worthwhile. — Jules Eckert Goodman Copy Share Image
I hope people hear my songs and realize that writing music is kind of easy, or that taking your sadness and turning… — Frankie Cosmos Copy Share Image
He is a wise man who seeks by every legitimate means to make all the money he can honestly, for money can… — B. C. Forbes Copy Share Image
It is worthwhile to liveand fight courageouslyfor sacred ideals.O blow ye evil windsinto my body's firemy soul you'll never unravel.Even though disappointed… — Norbert Capek Copy Share Image
We should treat computers as fancy telephones, whose purpose is to connect people.... As long as we remember that we ourselves are… — Jaron Lanier Copy Share Image
Psychic, illusionist... I'm just doing the things that I find interesting and worthwhile. — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
There's so much I wish for these days, but most of all, I wish you were here. It's strange, but before I… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
Often we allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should despise and forget. We lose many irreplaceable hours brooding over… — Andre Maurois Copy Share Image
Nothing matters but the writing. There has been nothing else worthwhile... a stain upon the silence. — Samuel Beckett Copy Share Image
I grew up in Mississippi being told it was a great place, but not feeling that. When I finally began reading seriously,… — Richard Ford Copy Share Image
I now know that to do a worthwhile family history I must interpret the past without falling into either demonizing or unquestioning… — David Henry Hwang Copy Share Image
