Difficult Quotes

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What a subtle, treacherous thing it was to let yourself go that way! Because once you've started it was terribly difficult to stop; soon you… — Richard Yates
As I understand it, a born executive is a guy who, when anything difficult or unexpected happens, yells for somebody to come and help him. — Rex Stout
Leibniz is at the disadvantage of not having seen it. Or perhaps we should count this as an advantage, for anyone who sees it is… — Neal Stephenson
Poems are difficult to silence. — Stephen Greenblatt
Alex grinned and then walked past him, murmuring, "I applaud you for your courage." "Courage?" he asked with confusion. "Hmm." She headed for the door… — Lynsay Sands
It is difficult to undo our own damage, and to recall to our presence that which we have asked to leave. It is hard to… — Annie Dillard
But having more freedom she only became more profoundly aware of the big want. She wanted so many things. She wanted to read great, beautiful… — D. H. Lawrence
I was a new person in the same world, which was a lot more difficult than being the same person in a new world. — Lisa Kleypas
Iâ€™m the kind of person who likes to be by himself. To put a finer point on it, Iâ€™m the type of person who doesnâ€™t… — Haruki Murakami
But do you understand, I cry to him, do you understand that if you have the guillotine in the forefront, and with such glee, it's… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
It will be difficult to break the habits of thinking Abnegation instilled in me, like tugging a single thread from a complex work of embroidery.… — Veronica Roth
In fact, it comes to this: nobody is capable of really thinking about anyone, even in the worst calamity. For really to think about someone… — Albert Camus
We all build internal sea walls to keep at bay the sadnesses of life and the often overwhelming forces within our minds. In whatever way… — Kay Redfield Jamison
But still, everything is for Jesus; so like that everything is beautiful, even though it is difficult. — Mother Teresa
Don't duck the most difficult problems. That just ensures that the hardest part will be left when you are most tired. Get the big one… — Norman Vincent Peale
It is difficult to be sat on all day, every day, by some other creature, without forming an opinion on them. On the other hand,… — Douglas Adams
Saying that you love is easy, but living up to those simple words is the most difficult thing you'll ever do. — Kay Hooper
It will soon be difficult to put up a shelf without a degree in shelf putting up. — Tom Hodgkinson
It is most difficult, in my mind, to separate any success, whether it be in your profession, your family, or as in my case, in… — John Wooden
Mindfulness isn't difficult, we just need to remember to do it. — Sharon Salzberg

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