Countermelodies Quotes & Sayings

The quiter you become, the more able you are to hear — Rumi

His youth seemed never so vanished as now in the contrast between the utter loneliness of this visit and that riotous, joyful party of four years before. Things that had been the merest commonplaces of his life then, deep sleep, the sense of beauty around him, all desire, had flown away and the gaps they left were filled only with the great listlessness of his disillusion. — F Scott Fitzgerald

From today onwards, take complete control of your life. Decide, once and for all, to be the master of your fate. Run your own race. Discover your calling and you will start to experience the ecstasy of an inspired life. — Robin S. Sharma

They teach that having a story may be the most important part of your new venture; that fear can be useful; that having vast resources is not as critical as you might think; that simplicity is a core goal in successful enterprises; that trust is the most important quality you bring to your company; and, finally, that giving may be the best investment you'll ever make. — Blake Mycoskie

There is no suffering like a child's, terrified by a secret which it dare not for some reason disclose. — Anna Katharine Green

The goal of almost every comic is to find a comedy voice - a specific point of view that an audience can latch onto. — Chris Hardwick

I loved you
because
it was easier
than
loving myself. — Nayyirah Waheed

I'm doing everything I can to take the magician out of the equation of magic. — Michael Carbonaro

I do believe that we stand at a threshold, as Bonhoeffer did, and that the example of his life obliges me to speak about the gravity of our historical moment as I see it, in the knowledge that no society is at any time immune to moral catastrophe. — Marilynne Robinson

Elias and Laia are each other's countermelodies. I am just a dissonant note. — Sabaa Tahir

If someone asks you to run the 100 yard dash as fast as you can, you'll run the 100 dash as fast as you think you can. But if you put someone along side you who runs a little faster, you are going to run faster - whoa - I better step it up a little bit. I do things even I didn't know I was capable of. — Kenny Rogers

Amon murmured against my neck, You taste like melted desert honey. — Colleen Houck

I also hope that I am occasionally involved in projects that touch other people in ways that make their lives a little better, more interesting for the moment that makes them think. — Jim Caviezel

This splendid book discusses how, in the last two hundred fifty years, large numbers of people have achieved levels of well-being that were previously available only to a few individuals, and how this achievement has given rise to equally unprecedented inequalities. Unique in its focus and scope, exceptional knowledge and coherence, and careful argumentation, The Great Escape is highly illuminating and a delight to read. — Thomas Pogge