Amanica Quotes & Sayings

This wasn't a choice between you and Jacob. It was a choice between who I am and who I should be. — Kristen Stewart

To know how to dissemble is the knowledge of kings.
[Fr., Savoir dissimuler est le savoir des rois.] — Cardinal Richelieu

A true leader is one who designs the cathedral and then shares the vision that inspires others to build it. — Jan Carlzon

The smoke detectors began to ring; for they were battery-powered and thus still functioned, just as a record can still be played after the death of every member of the orchestra. — William T. Vollmann

It's puzzling to me that so many self-help gurus urge people to visualize victory, and stop there. Some even insist that if you wish for good things long enough and hard enough, you'll get them - and, conversely, that if you focus on the negative, you actually invite bad things to happen. Why make yourself miserable worrying? Why waste time getting ready for disasters that may never happen? Anticipating problems and figuring out how to solve them is actually the opposite of worrying: it's productive. Likewise, coming up with a plan of action isn't a waste of time if it gives you peace of mind. While it's true that you may wind up getting ready for something that never happens, if the stages are at all high, it's worth it. — Chris Hadfield

Responsibility and danger do not tend to free or stimulate the average person's mind- rather the contrary; but wherever they do liberate an individual's judgement and confidence we can be sure that we are in the presence of exceptional ability. — Carl Von Clausewitz

The future always looks good in the golden land, because no one remembers the past. — Joan Didion

Our good purposes foreslowed are become our tormentors upon our deathbed. — Joseph Hall

Friends carry our sadness for us when we're terrified we'll be crushed under the weight of it. — Lisa-Jo Baker