Degenstein Foundation Quotes & Sayings

Anything that causes you to overreact or underreact can control you, and often does. — David Allen

Don't doubt me, because that's when I get stronger ... — Marvin Hagler

Witticisms are fire-arms, that make a noise and give pain ... — Eugenie De Guerin

She had not yet sensed the pea beneath the pile of mattresses, the pea that belonged to the little brown-skinned girl who used to make up stories to keep her soul pinned down inside her or, at times, to let it fly - stories whose most exciting element was the word "suddenly" at the beginning of every sentence and before each description: Suddenly, suddenly, her heart would leap when she whispered to herself, suddenly. — David Grossman

If they think you admire them, they will admire you because of your good taste, and when they admire you, you have an illusion for a moment that there's something to admire. All my life I've tried to live that illusion. — Graham Greene

Having a roof over your head with enough food to eat is a fundamental need of all humans if they are to achieve happiness. — Gyalwa Dokhampa

He who loves others is constantly loved by them. He who respects others is constantly respected by them. — Mencius

We cannot truly plan, because we do not understand the future-but this is not necessarily a bad news. We could plan while bearing in mind such limitations. It just takes guts. — Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Most of the kids here talk constantly about the glorious day when they will finally be reunited with their families, never mind the fact that it was their screwed-up parents who messed them up and then dumped them here. That's another fact of life - it's really hard not to love your parents, even when they suck. — Kerry Kletter

By the way..." Jax gave me that half grin that caused my toes to curl inside my socks when I twisted toward him. "Those shorts and those legs? Perfection. — J. Lynn

When you put your hands and mind and heart into the knowing of a thing ... there is no room in you for fear. — Patricia A. McKillip

There's nothing about interdependence that would keep somebody from making art. — Gish Jen