Asakuki Quotes & Sayings

The little boy I watched throwing pebbles into the empty fountain, he wasn't too old to climb trees. You could tell he had too much wisdom for his age. Probably he believed that he wasn't made for this world. I wanted to say to him: If not you, who? — Nicole Krauss

The children refused to disbelieve in the monsters because, frankly, they knew damn well the things were there. But she'd found that they could, very firmly, also believe in the poker. — Terry Pratchett

Naked I seek the camp of those who desire nothing. — Horace

After a harassing warfare, prolonged by the nature of the country and by the difficulty of procuring subsistence, the Indians were entirely defeated, and the disaffected band dispersed or destroyed. The result has been creditable to the troops engaged in the service. Severe as is the lesson to the Indians, it was rendered necessary by their unprovoked aggressions, and it is to be hoped that its impression will be permanent and salutary. — Andrew Jackson

Rilke wrote in one of my favourite books [Letters to a Young Poet], "Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us act, just once, with beauty and courage. Perhaps everything that frightens us is, in its deepest essence, something helpless that wants our love." It takes courage to live as our true selves; especially when doing so can be faced with such unkindness. But I believe the more we show of ourselves, the more we make space for positive change in the world. I feel so grateful I get to be a part of a series that is contributing to that change. — Elise Bauman

As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round. — Ben Hogan

As a general rule, I would say that human beings never behave more badly toward one another than when they believe they are protecting God. — Barbara Brown Taylor

Because I spend so much time traveling, I tend to do most of my reading on the same iPad on which I write. For me, it's words, not paper, that matter most in the end. This practice has had the additional benefit of greatly reducing the time I spend storming through the house, defaming the mysterious forces who 'hid my book.' — Scott Turow

Most accomplishments in life come more easily if you approach them strategically — John C. Maxwell

But life was sometimes unkind, and didn't give second chances. Instead it gave you two choices. You could either curl up and die, or get up and try again. Getting up takes huge amounts of effort. It means bearing down and pushing through the toughest of times, even if you have to create barriers around your heart, and grow an extra layer of skin. But it also gives you a strength you probably never knew you'd possessed. An ember begins to glow. The glow eventually sparks, breathing new flame, which fuels a hope and desire to live. — Cameo Renae

The truth is that falling hurts. The dare is to keep being brave and feel your way back up. — Brene Brown

Babe, wacthing you these past months has been like watching a flower bloom. Don't disappoint us. — Kristen Ashley

From 1980 to 1990, I shot more films than any other actor in the Screen Actors Guild, apart from Gene Hackman. — Steve Guttenberg

Work is most fulfilling when you're at the comfortable, exciting edge of not quite knowing what you are doing. — Alain De Botton