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Persons Quotes by Augusten Burroughs
- Just as I had long suspected, a person didn't really need math for anything anyway. Maybe some people did. Some limited people.
- ...handsome people are always interesting to watch. But a handsome person in crisis is riveting.
- Some damage is too severe, some harm endures. And what you have to do is accept it. And by accept it I mean, don’t be…
- It was unnerving, the way she could go from cool efficiency to sarcastic to sweet within the space of thirty seconds. I found it very…
- But even with my minimal amount of fame, there are certain perks. Recently, I was at a movie premier, and at the party after the…
- I used to feel so alone in the city. All those gazillions of people and then me, on the outside. Because how do you meet…
- The line between normal and crazy seemed impossibly thin. A person would have to be an expert tightrope walker in order not to fall.
- Stars should not be seen alone. That's why there are so many. Two people should stand together and look at them. One person alone will…
- Are you one of those people who says on a first date, 'I'm really not in a hurry to meet somebody, I figure if it…
- Most of us have love in our lives. Most of us love other people are are ourselves loved by others. But make no mistake: you…
- You would be amazed by what you can give up, lose, or break, and yet still be a person who gets happy over brownies.
- But feelings, no matter how strong or “ugly,” are not a part of who you are. They are the radio stations your mind listens to…
- There is no shame in being hungry for another person. There is no shame in wanting very much to share your life with somebody.
- When you say, "I need more confidence," what you're really saying is, "I need those people over there to approve of me." That is the…
- And human instinct is ancient and reliable, utterly mysterious and possibly capable of great genius. I believe that refined, fluent instincts are a person's most…
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- Boxing gave me the opportunities to grow into the person that I am today. — Alexis Arguello
- Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and… — Aristotle
- The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. — Aristotle
- If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when… — Aristotle
- We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right persons and also in the right manner… — Aristotle
- My mother is the coolest, most amazing person I know. — J. J. Abrams
- I gave my life to become the person I am right now. Was it worth it? — Richard Bach
- The first person to promulgate the Golden Rule, which was the bedrock of this empathic spirituality, was Confucius 500 years before Christ. — Karen Armstrong
- A boo is a lot louder than a cheer. If you have 10 people cheering and one person booing, all you hear… — Lance Armstrong
- As filmmakers, we can show where a person's mind goes, as opposed to theater, which is more to sit back and watch… — Darren Aronofsky
- I think it's important as a filmmaker, as any person working in the arts, that you've got to try new stuff and… — Darren Aronofsky
- No matter how busy you are, you must take time to make the other person feel important. — Mary Kay Ash