Benetta Boots Quotes & Sayings

We have advanced far enough to say that democracy is a way of life. We have yet to realize that it is a way of personal life and one which provides a moral standard for personal conduct. — John Dewey

Maybe you just need to take that first step — Liz Isaacson

The fastest way to feel connection, a sense of how significant your life is, a deep sense of certainty and variety, and put yourself in a state where you can give to others, is to find a way each day to appreciate more and expect less. — Anthony Robbins

The intense perfumes of the wild herbs as we trod them underfoot made us feel almost drunk. — Jacqueline Du Pre

The common people pray for rain, healthy children and a summer that never ends. It is no matter to them if the high lords play their game of thrones, so long as they are left in peace. — George R R Martin

Who amongst us has not committed treason to something or someone more important than a country? — Graham Greene

You can't have a hit every time. The main thing is to keep on working and not be afraid to take risks. It's better to do something that's not perfect and successful every time. It's important to be fearless and move forward, to learn from what went wrong. — Jhumpa Lahiri

The love of fate corresponds to a willingness to accept ownership of one's actions, whether these are spontaneous or imposed from the outside. It is this acceptance that leads to personal growth, and provides the feeling of serene enjoyment which removes the burden of entropy from everyday life. — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

... my body ... faithful guardian of a past which my mind should never have forgotten, brought back before my eyes .... — Marcel Proust

There is always a need for intoxication: China has opium, Islam has hashish, the West has woman. — Andre Malraux

There s a metaphor which I love: living like a drawing compass. As you know, one leg of the compass is static, rooted in a place. Meanwhile, the other leg draws a wide circle, constantly moving. Like that, my fiction as well. One part of it is rooted in Istanbul with strong Turkish roots. But the other part travels the world, connecting to different cultures. — Elif Shafak

I feel privileged that I've been able to get anywhere, with my quote-unquote limited mainstream appeal, given my race and subject matter. Of course, I always have my masters to fall back on. — Hari Kondabolu

It was almost like a reverse nightmare, like when you wake up from a nightmare, you're so relieved. I woke up into a nightmare."
"And what is that nightmare, Craig?"
"Life. — Ned Vizzini