Beforeamen Quotes & Sayings

The only things that are important in life are the things you remember. — Jean Renoir

I discovered that my obsession for having each thing in the right place, each subject at the right time, each word in the right style, was not the well-deserved reward of an ordered mind but just the opposite: a complete system of pretense invented by me to hide the disorder of my nature. I discovered that I am not disciplined out of virtue but as a reaction to my negligence, that I appear generous in order to conceal my meanness, that I pass myself off as prudent because I am evil-minded, that I am conciliatory in order not to succumb to my repressed rage, that I am punctual only to hide how little I care about other people's time. I learned, in short, that love is not a condition of the spirit but a sign of the zodiac. — Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Peter's shadow is mocking me by lifting its shoulders, even though Peter himself just looks at me with his hands in his pockets. — Anna Katmore

This feeling of helplessness in us has arisen from our deliberate dismissal of God from our common affairs. — Mahatma Gandhi

The besom of reform hath swept him out of office, and a worthier successor wears his dignity and pockets his emoluments. — Nathaniel Hawthorne

I think the number one safe haven where people put their money is to invest in yourself first. — Hill Harper

Learning what not to do is sometimes more important than learning what to do. — Rick Pitino

We can be dramatic, even theatrical; we can be persuasive; but the message we are telling must be true. — Edwin Land