Life Quotes

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At times in my life, I have been utterly lonely. At other times, I've had disgusting infectious diseases. Try admitting these things in our culture. — Martha Beck
No one else can take risks for us, or face our losses on our behalf, or give us self-esteem. No one can spare us from… — Martha Beck
In one century, we've added 28 years to our average life span - a change so rapid that our brains couldn't possibly have evolved to… — Martha Beck
I majored in Chinese. I was never really good at Chinese but I really, really benefited from having been exposed to Asian philosophy early in… — Martha Beck
Only since the Industrial Revolution have most people worked in places away from their homes or been left to raise small children without the help… — Martha Beck
If we hope for what we are not likely to possess, we act and think in vain, and make life a greater dream and shadow… — Joseph Addison
The barriers are not erected which can say to aspiring talents and industry, 'Thus far and no farther.' — Ludwig van Beethoven
Art! Who comprehends her? With whom can one consult concerning this great goddess? — Ludwig van Beethoven
Your life is the sum result of all the choices you make, both consciously and unconsciously. If you can control the process of choosing, you… — Robert Foster Bennett
Happiness is a choice. You can choose to be happy. There's going to be stress in life, but it's your choice whether you let it… — Valerie Bertinelli
I left the ending ambiguous, because that is the way life is. — Bernardo Bertolucci
When I was a child, I had posters of James Dean in my room. I was a big admirer of his work and was fascinated… — Boris Becker
There's man all over for you, blaming on his boots the fault of his feet. — Samuel Beckett
I write about myself with the same pencil and in the same exercise book as about him. It is no longer I, but another whose… — Samuel Beckett
The important question is not, what will yield to man a few scattered pleasures, but what will render his life happy on the whole amount. — Joseph Addison
My private life is perfect. If your private life and your life outside football is good, then it is good on the field for you. — David Beckham
If you have a surreal life like I do, you've got to have fun along the way. — Victoria Beckham
Books have always helped me make sense of things. With any life experience, you can find someone who has documented it in a poetic way. — Kate Beckinsale
Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for… — Henry Ward Beecher
Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures. — Henry Ward Beecher
Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul. — Henry Ward Beecher
Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into heaven. — Henry Ward Beecher
A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life. — Henry Ward Beecher
Young love is a flame; very pretty, often very hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. The love of the older and disciplined… — Henry Ward Beecher
Of all the music that reached farthest into heaven, it is the beating of a loving heart. — Henry Ward Beecher

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