Annemieke Van Quotes & Sayings

People generally don't recognize how long it takes to conceive, publish, and write a book. — Neil DeGrasse Tyson

I've learned to rely on the strength I inherited from all those who came before me-the grandmothers, sisters, aunts, and brothers who were tested with unimaginable hardships and still survived. 'I go forth alone, and stand as ten thousand,' Maya Angelou proclaimed in her poem 'Our Grandmothers.' When I move through the world, I bring all my history with me-all the people who paved the way for me are part of who I am. — Oprah Winfrey

It was a loss of identity. I was a wizard. It was more than just a job, more than just a title. Wizardry was at the core of my being. It was my relationship with my magic, the way I used it, the things it let me do that defined me, shaped me, gave me purpose. I — Jim Butcher

At some point you have to toss aside the things and people that don't work and JUST. BUILD. YOUR. EMPIRE. — Travis Simmons

extreme conceptions arise with the conception of inherently existent phenomena. it has been thoroughly analyzed how phenomena do not inherently exist; when the conception of an inherently existent phenomenon does not exist, these extreme conceptions do not arise, just as there is no fire when there is no fuel. — Candrakirti

Those who are opposed to armed uprising ... must be ruthlessly kicked out as enemies, traitors and cowards. — Vladimir Lenin

Adolescence is when girls experience social pressure to put aside their authentic selves and to display only a small portion of their gifts. — Mary Pipher

She never answered. She couldn't. All she could do was stare, reaching toward him with her gaze alone, pulling him to drown in the sorrow of those depthless black pools. — Kelly Creagh

Stand firm. Stand tall. — Lailah Gifty Akita

My father says that if I hit 2,500 balls each day, I'll hit 17,500 balls each week, and at the end of one year I'll have hit nearly one million balls. He believes in math. Numbers, he says, don't lie. A child who hits one million balls each year will be unbeatable. — Andre Agassi

Many bodybuilders sell themselves short. Erroneously attributing their lack of satisfactory progress to a poverty of the requisite genetic traits, instead of to their irrational training and dietary practices, they give up training. Don't make the same mistake — Mike Mentzer

I used to be terrified of my own weakness; if acknowledged it, I thought I would be overwhelmed by it. But I am stronger and braver than that. I am not so easily broken. I am strong enough to realize that it is alright to be fragile, to be less than perfect. Staying connected to that vulnerability, ironically, gives me strength. — Hope Donahue

Seeing him standing there in his boxers and hoodie with sticking-up hair, one sock pulled up to his calf, the other scrunched around his ankle, and his glasses just a tiny bit skew, my wildly beating heart falls in love with him all over again. — Rachel Morgan

He must have seen her shock, because he said, You can't defeat the power of the book. But you can make it work for you. — Kristine Grayson