Good Divergent Quotes & Sayings

I love to read (du) okay i love to read about alpha males and gods shadowhunter maze runner half bloods divergent a good romance — Gena Showalter

Yeah. Good." I clear my throat. "So, this plan. It's kind of stupid, right?"
"It's not ... stupid."
"Oh, come on. Trusting Marcus is stupid. Trying to get past the Dauntless at the fence is stupid. Going against the Dauntless and factionless is stupid. All three combined is ... a different kind of stupid formerly unheard of by humankind."
"Unfortunately it's also the best plan we have," she points out. "If we want everyone to know the truth. — Veronica Roth

Maybe Dauntless was formed with good intentions, with the right ideals and the right goals. But it has strayed far from them. And the same is true of Erudite, I realize. A long time ago, Erudite pursued knowledge and ingenuity for the sake of doing good. Now they pursue knowledge and ingenuity with greedy hearts. I wonder if the other fractions suffer from the same problem — Veronica Roth

Discussing a problem with yourself is almost never a good way to secure a divergent viewpoint. — Jim Butcher

If you are well-mannered towards those whose views are similar to yours, you may be said to exhibit a fairly good character. But, if you behave properly wit those holding divergent views from you or who criticize you, then you deserve to be credited with having an excellent character. (p. 99) — Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Benjamin Graham wrote, "Those with enterprise haven't the money, and those with money haven't the enterprise, to buy stocks when they are cheap." — Seth Klarman

To understand life is to understand ourselves, and that is both the beginning and the end of education. — Jiddu Krishnamurti

He must have stood there for a long time, making a list of all the terrible things he had done - almost killinng me was one of those thingss - and another list of all the good, heroic, brave things he had not done, and then decided that he was tired. Tired, not just of living, but of existing. Tired of being Al. — Veronica Roth

We certainly employ a lot of immigrants at Fox ... and we do not take any consistent anti-immigrant line. — Rupert Murdoch

It's not often real that you encounter the real person behind a good-natured mask, the darkest part of someone. It's not comfortable what you do. — Veronica Roth

Make this decision today. Will you be a good and honest writer, or would you rather be famous, loved, noticed? Tell me, because there are different paths for these two divergent goals. The decision to be a true artist is lonelier and slower, but it will lead to better work and, I think, a better life. Very rarely you will be a good and honest writer and also know a little comfort and some attention and the well wishes of a crowd. This is very rare. — Tennessee Williams

You're not very nice," I say, grinning.
"You're one to talk."
"Hey, I could be nice if I tried."
"Hmm." He taps his chin. "Say something nice, then."
"You're very good-looking."
He smiles, his teeth a flash in this dark. "I like this 'nice' thing. — Veronica Roth

...the beige should not wear beige. — Margaret Atwood

But I know that for every good thing that comes along, there is always a cost. — Veronica Roth

I feel uneasy. It's not often that you encounter the real person behind a good-natured mask, the darkest parts of someone. It's not comfortable when you do. — Veronica Roth

Every whole person has ambitions, objectives, initiatives, goals. This one particular boy's goal was to be able to press his lips to every square inch of his own body. His arms to the shoulders and most of the legs beneath the knee were child's play. After these areas of his body, however, the difficulty increased with the abruptness of a coastal shelf. The boy came to understand that unimaginable challenges lay ahead of him. He was six. — David Foster Wallace