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Me Quotes by Etty Hillesum
- There are moments when I feel like giving up or giving in, but I soon rally again and do my duty as I see it:…
- I don’t want to be anything special. I only want to try to be true to that in me which seeks to fulfill its promise.
- Life is good, after all...and that's what stays with me, even now, even when I'm about to be packed off to Poland.
- If one burdens the future with one's worries, it cannot grow organically. I am filled with confidence, not that I shall succeed in worldly things,…
- When I pray, I never pray for myself, always for others, or else I hold a silly, naive, or deadly serious dialogue with what is…
- Every day I shall put my papers in order and every day I shall say farewell. And the real farewell, when it comes, will only…
- I really see no other solution than to turn inwards and to root out all the rottenness there. I no longer believe that we can…
- I know and share the many sorrows a human being can experience, but I do not cling to them; they pass through me, like life…
More Me Quotes
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think… — Asia Argento
- Boxing gave me the opportunities to grow into the person that I am today. — Alexis Arguello
- I try to push ideas away, and the ones that will not leave me alone are the ones that ultimately end up… — J. J. Abrams
- I'm literally open to any medium that will have me. — J. J. Abrams
- From heresy, frenzy and jealousy, good Lord deliver me. — Ludovico Ariosto
- Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. — Aristophanes
- My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. — Aristotle
- Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth. — Aristotle
- A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more… — Frank Abagnale