Things Behind Quotes

28 quotes by 24 authors

The fatal metaphor of progress, which means leaving things behind us, has utterly obscured the real idea of growth, which means leaving things inside us. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Real development is not leaving things behind, as on a road, but drawing life from them, as from a root. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
I find myself born into this particular position. I'm determined to make the most of it. And to do whatever I can to help. And… — Prince Charles
A true friend is someone who says nice things behind your back. — Anthony Michael Hall
Being Chinese immigrants in the United States, it was important for my parents to maintain ties that went back a long time. They led by… — Chien Chung Pei
Throughout your career people will try to distract you. Some will scream at you, others will say things behind your back, and a few feral… — Sharyn Alfonsi
My parents do a lot of things behind the scenes that go unnoticed. — Cam Newton
I've always been good at putting things behind meâ€“I fall apart, do my crying bit, and then put it away and move on. — Paula Radcliffe
The Logos came down out of love for us. Let us not keep Him down permanently, but let us go up with Him to the… — Maximus the Confessor
It was becoming a habit-this concentration on things behind him. Almost as though there were no future to be had. *Milkman* — Toni Morrison
People left a lot of things behind when they went in the water. Their clothes, their stuff, their makeup, their fixed-up hair, their voices, their… — Ann Brashares
People left a lot of things behind when they went in the water. Their clothes, their stuff, their makeup, their fixed-up hair, their voices, their… — Ann Brashares
If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a… — Henry David Thoreau
I don't like to leave anything,' the man said. 'I don't like to leave things behind. — Ernest Hemingway
We worshipâ€¦the powers that speak to our souls, if it seems they do. We do so knowing there is more to the world, and the… — Guy Gavriel Kay
They leave things behind sometimes, the guests. A bottle of scent. A crumpled handkerchief. A pearl button that fell off a dress and rolled under… — Jennifer Donnelly
I've never been very good at leaving things behind. I tried, but I have always left fragments of myself there too, like seeds awaiting their… — Joanne Harris
Leaving things behind and starting again is a way of coping with difficulties. I learnt very early in my life that I was able to… — Rachel Cusk
I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavours to live the life… — Henry David Thoreau
You'll never see the great things ahead of you if you keep looking at the bad things behind you. You are exactly where you need… — Melchor Lim

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