Key Quotes

3000 Key quotes by 2138 unique authors

The key is to never recognize these imbalances. To not let the dauntingness daunt us. — David Levithan
No matter what advantages you are born with-- money, intelligence, an appealing personality, a sunny outlook, or good social connections-- none of these provides a… — Deepak Chopra
Sometimes he felt sure that the key to happiness was a poor memory. — Ann Brashares
The key is for you to discover what you love to do, what you were created to do, and then do it for the people… — Robin Jones Gunn
The key to making healthy decisions is to respect your future self. Honor him or her. Treat him or her like you would treat a… — A. J. Jacobs
This is your one chance. Tell me where the key is." "Okay." Serpine raised an eyebrow. "Really?" "No, only joking. Do your worst. — Derek Landy
Sometimes I dream a sentence and write it down. It’s usually nonsense, but sometimes it seems a key to another world. — Anne Carson
Our romance became a key strategy for our survival in the arena. Only it wasn't just a strategy for Peeta. — Suzanne Collins
The key to happiness - as any good fairy godmother will tell you - is not to avoid problems, but to overcome them. — Janette Rallison
Human stories are practically always about one thing, really, aren't they? Death. The inevitability of death. . . . . . (quoting an obituary) 'There… — J.R.R. Tolkien
Geography is the key, the crucial accident of birth. A piece of protein could be a snail, a sea lion, or a systems analyst, but… — Annie Dillard
Imagination, of course, can open any door - turn the key and let terror walk right in. — Truman Capote
With a changing key, you unlock the house where the snow of what’s silenced drifts. Just like the blood that bursts from Your eye or… — Paul Celan
I’m not going,” he said. He held up the Third key like a weapon. Sensing his mood, it grew longer and sharper, till he was… — Garth Nix
Life is about balance. The good and the bad. The highs and the lows. The thing everyone should realize is that the key to happiness… — Ellen DeGeneres
The sea answers all questions, and always in the same way; for when you read in the papers the interminable discussions and the bickering and… — Elwyn Brooks White
Welcome, thou kind deceiver! Thou best of thieves; who, with an easy key, Dost open life, and, unperceived by us, Even steal us from ourselves. — John Dryden
Miles added it to his life's lessons list. Call it Rule 27B. Never make key tactical decisions while having electro-convulsive seizures. — Lois McMaster Bujold
I wonder-maybe the key is balance. Maybe it's about living in the moment while still keeping your eye on the big picture-on all the pictures. — Sarah Mlynowski
We love the imperfect shapes in nature and in the works of art, look for an intentional error as a sign of the golden key… — Dejan Stojanovic
Sometimes the key to happiness is just expecting a little bit less — Jodi Picoult
It daunted me that you were so beautiful, that you were so at ease in social situations, as if every room was heliotropic, with you… — David Levithan
Under the heavens and under the sea there's a friend I don't know, who holds the right key. — Jimmy Buffett
And she loved a man who was made out of nothing. A few hours without him and right away she’d be missing him with her… — Etgar Keret
The key thing is managed awareness of your role in the world and history. Think too much and you know you are nothing. Think just… — Dave Eggers

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