Facing Quotes

856 quotes by 721 authors

Falling hard for somebody makes you do things you never thought you'd do before. Like pulling off an A in History or finally facing the… — Steve Kluger
And if you had no tongue, no celebrating language, youâ€™d do this: cross your hands at the wrist with palms facing towards you; place your… — Julian Barnes
Never has America lost a war ... But name, if you can, the last peace the United States won. Victory yes, but this country has… — Vine Deloria, Jr.
Facing the difficulties, I can choose either to be a poor victim or a great adventurer. — Paulo Coelho
Shh!â€ the guy beside me hissed again. â€œBlame him,â€ I told the guy, pointing at Patch. The guy craned his neck back. â€œListen,â€ he said,… — Becca Fitzpatrick
We used to build temples, and museums are about as close as secular society dares to go in facing up to the idea that a… — Alain de Botton
I think it was the beginning of Mrs. Bond's unquestioning faith in me when she saw me quickly enveloping the cat till all you could… — James Herriot
So, now I shall talk every night. To myself. To the moon. I shall walk, as I did tonight, jealous of my loneliness, in the… — Sylvia Plath
Sometimes it isn't fighting that's brave, its facing the death you know is coming. — Veronica Roth
People underestimate the importance of dilligence as a virtue. No doubt it has something to do with how supremely mundane it seems. It is defined… — Atul Gawande
Father, make of me a crisis man. Bring those I contact to decision. Let me not be a milepost on a single road; make me… — Jim Elliot
I couldn't joke about the person who'd saved me from facing absolute heartbreak at home, who fed my family boxes of sweets, who ran to… — Kiera Cass
There is no coming to consciousness without pain. People will do anything, no matter how absurd, in order to avoid facing their own Soul. One… — Carl Jung
It is good for children to find themselves facing the elements of a fairy tale - they are well-equipped to deal with these — Neil Gaiman
The rules of the track work well for life. Roller derby is life in a tiny circle. You can only go forward, even if you… — Pamela Ribon
I thought I was growing wingsâ€” it was a cocoon. I thought, now is the time to step into the fireâ€” it was deep water.… — Denise Levertov
We thought we were being mature when we were only being safe. We imagined we were being responsible but were only being cowardly. What we… — Julian Barnes
Every pair of eyes facing you has probably experienced something you could not endure. — Lucille Clifton
The financial crisis we are facing today arises from the fact that there is almost no more social, cultural, natural, and spiritual capital left to… — Charles Eisenstein
(...)how important it is in life not necessarily to be strong, but to feel strong, to measure yourself at least once, to find yourself at… — Christopher McCandless

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