Desesperadamente Javier Quotes & Sayings

The toughest thing is facing yourself. Being honest with yourself, that's much tougher than beating someone up. That's what I call tough. — Joe Strummer

An advantage could consist not only in a single important advantage but also in a multitude of insignificant advantages. — Emanuel Lasker

Story = Character + Predicament + Attempted Extrication — Jonathan Gottschall

I think the fact that we, as writers, don't engage with resource-level questions is a symptom of our society where we just don't know where our stuff comes from. — Paolo Bacigalupi

If your descent is from heroic sires, Show in your life a remnant of their fires. — Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux

Again, I think we have much greater diplomatic weight by having all of us sit on the same side of the table wanting the same thing, and putting it to the North Koreans. — Mitchell Reiss

Bereaved people who make the most effort to avoid feeling grief, research suggests, take the longest to recover from their loss. — Oliver Burkeman

TV is so different from the movies. It takes a lot of stamina because you work such long hours. It is really challenging. You are learning the next day's lines while you are shooting today's scenes. I found courage I never realised I had. I hope to do more. — Sharon Stone

Beauty was not simply something to behold; it was something one could do. — Toni Morrison

Far or forgot to me is near;
Shadow and sunlight are the same;
The vanished gods to me appear;
And one to me are shame and fame.They reckon ill who leave me out;
When me they fly, I am the wings;
I am the doubter and the doubt,
And I the hymn the Brahmin sings. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

It was impossible to sleep. Anxiety stopped me from falling asleep; depression woke me up. — David Walliams

Music is the message of peace, and music only brings peace. — Zubin Mehta

World is a multi-dimensional reality. At lower level it is full with unconsciousness and competitiveness. At higher level it is full with beauty, bliss and divinity. Focus on higher dimensions. — Amit Ray

Any society which suppresses the heritage of its conquered minorities, prevents their history or denies them their symbols, has sown the seeds of their own destruction. — William Wallace