Cpl Upham Quotes & Sayings

It takes courage to live through suffering; and it takes honesty to observe it. — C.S. Lewis

I'm not technical. — Joaquin Phoenix

Every man, however hopeless his pretensions may appear, has some project by which he hopes to rise to reputation; some art by which he imagines that the attention of the world will be attracted; some quality, good or bad, which discriminates him from the common herd of mortals, and by which others may be persuaded to love, or compelled to fear him. — Samuel Johnson

You have to think about your options, weigh the consequences before you make decisions, but the advice was so worthless when it came to the things that mattered. — Brenna Yovanoff

I wept like a child. It was not because I was overcome at having survived my ordeal, though I was. Nor was it the presence of my brothers and sisters, though that too was very moving. I was weeping because ... fill in the blank with whatever/whoever helped you survive ... had left me so unceremoniously. — Yann Martel

It's usually our opposites who complement us best, because they're the only ones who can balance us out. — Rachel Hollis

Crazy people. They never think they're crazy. Their craziness makes perfect sense to them. — Rick Yancey

The right kind of listener makes a difference. When someone takes the time to hear us out, something singular happens. By being interested and showing it, the listener becomes part of the tale. — Wendy Lustbader

If people call your work perceptible, be it in positive or negative terms, do ask them about what made them draw that conclusion. — Mohith Agadi

When we rejoice in beautiful scenery, great art, and great music, it is but the flexing of instincts acquired in another place and another time. — Neal A. Maxwell

I'm afraid to be alone, I'm afraid not to be alone. I'm afraid of what I am, what I'm not, what I might become, what I might never become. I don't want to stay at my job for the rest of my life, but I'm afraid to leave. And I'm just tired, you know? I'm just so tired of being afraid. — Michelle Pfeiffer

If we slide into one of those rare moments of military honesty, we realize that the technical demands of modern warfare are so complex a considerable percentage of our material is bound to malfunction even before it is deployed against a foe. We no longer waste manpower by carrying the flag into battle. Instead we need battalions of electronic engineers to keep the terrible machinery grinding. — Ernest K. Gann

A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul. — Therese De Lisieux