Temporary Quotes

786 quotes by 594 authors

the material world and the flesh are only temporary - there are no sins of the flesh, spirit is everything! — Leslie Marmon Silko
Commitment means losing yourself to gain something temporary. Nothing lasts. Not looks. Not love. — Ellen Hopkins
everything is temporary if you give it enough time... — Jewel
But what I wanted back had never really been there. He was a temporary illusion, a mirage of water after walking in the desert. I… — Deb Caletti
But loneliness, true loneliness, is impossible to accustom oneself to, and while I was still young I thought of my situation as somehow temporary, and… — Nicole Krauss
I wanted a heaven. And I grew up striving for that world-- an eternal world- that would wash away my temporary misery. — Craig Thompson
Seize what's been handed you. Make smart decisions. Make decisions because life is a temporary situation. — James Patterson
I believe the universe wants to be noticed. I think the universe is inprobably biased toward the consciousness, that it rewards intelligence in part because… — John Green
I told myself â€“ as Iâ€™ve told myself before â€“ that the body shuts down when the pain gets too bad, that consciousness is temporary,… — John Green
All salvation is temporary," Augustus shot back. "I bought them a minute. Maybe that's the minute that buys them an hour, which is the hour… — John Green
but sometimes optimism is the only drug that works. But itâ€™s sadly temporary in its effects. — Rachel Caine
And the council doesnâ€™t recognize any kind of temporary insanity defense. Which was a real shame, because most of the councilmen had considered me crazy… — Rachel Vincent
We communicated with pithy, rather monosyllabic thoughts: viz. Run, Jump, Where? Left, Up, Duck, ect. (This latter was an observation I made on the edge… — Jonathan Stroud
There is no tragedy, only the unavoidable. Everything has its reason for being: you only need to distinguish what is temporary from what is lasting. — Paulo Coelho
If my holding out those berries was an act of temporary insanity, then those people will embrace insanity too. — Suzanne Collins
Because the enormous narcissism of their parents deprived Will and Tom of suitable role models, both brothers learned to identify with absence. Consequently, even if… — Mark Z. Danielewski
Reason I know, is only a drug, and, as such, its effects are never permanent. But, like the juice of the poppy, it often gives… — Hope Mirrlees
My dear girl. I am his family. I am permanent. You are only temporary. — Veronica Roth
Breakups hurt like a motherf*#ker, but they are not the end of the world. The pain is temporary, and if handled properly, they can even… — Greg Behrendt
In most cases, those who want power probably shouldn't have it, those who enjoy it probably do so for the wrong reasons, and those who… — John C. Maxwell

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