44833 Quotes & Sayings

Are we to assist it in gaining power in order to save our lives? Is that the paradox of our earthly situation? — Philip K. Dick

We must recognize that our view of the world is just that - a view that has been shaped by our own vantage point, history, and idiosyncratic knowledge. — Thomas Gilovich

Self-discipline is a rigorous process at best; too many of us want it to be effortless and painless. — Thomas S. Monson

I don't want to be the product of my environment, of the perks of this generation. I want to see the bigger picture, take it into account and make the choices that go beyond what's right in front of me.
I want to be timeless. — Selin Kuscu

O Christian, within a very little time you shall be rid of all your trials and your troubles. — Charles Haddon Spurgeon

There are times when you work with directors on set, and things are a bit rudderless, and those can be good directors. — Grant Heslov

It's different for different people, and for a woman it's important to look as good she wants to look. But you don't need to do it for someone else or to impress some male out there. You do it for your own sake. You wear what makes you feel good, you put make-up and jewellery - whatever gives you self-confidence. — Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Researchers have found similar dynamics in dozens of other settings, including individuals' lives. Take, for instance, studies from the past decade examining the impacts of exercise on daily routines.4.10 When people start habitually exercising, even as infrequently as once a week, they start changing other, unrelated patterns in their lives, often unknowingly. — Charles Duhigg

My only advantage as a reporter is that I am so physically small, so temperamentally unobtrusive, and so neurotically inarticulate that people tend to forget that my presence runs counter to their best interests. — Joan Didion

And to get that much talent in the show - and to keep it constant and consistent - I think is a remarkable feat. — Anthony Head

Do you never get exhausted being so wholly unbearable? You have as much charisma as the rotting innards of unidentified roadkill. — Tahereh Mafi

He pried Clara's arms loose and stood up, smoothing his wrinkled coat. Clara looked straight into his face. Her eyelids were red, but her gaze was like a lance. Dr. Wintermute had a sudden, uncomfortable conviction that she had seen into his soul. It was a look he was to remember often in the weeks to come. — Laura Amy Schlitz

Beware the soft-spoken when secrets are kept, for they hear what the thunderers do not. — Michael Alan Peck