Hanshan And Shide Quotes & Sayings

I probably continue to hope that I will encounter something down there, that if I go down inside and simply wait, it will be possible for me to encounter a certain something. Not that I expect it to restore my life to me. No, I am far too old to hope for such things. What I hope to find is the meaning of the life that I have lost. By what was it taken away from me, and why? I want to know the answers to these questions with absolute certainty. And I would go so far as to say that if I could have those answers, I would not mind being even more profoundly lost than I am already. Indeed, I would gladly accept such a burden for whatever years of life may be left to me. — Haruki Murakami

To be perfectly honest, I think that as I'm growing older, I'm just growing more impatient. I'll be very happy if at some point people say, 'Michael's grown wiser and softer in his old age.' But we'll have to wait and see what my next project is. — Michael Haneke

What difference would a clear vision of my principles, values, and ultimate objectives make in the way I spend my time? — Stephen Covey

If you have a clear mind ... you won't have to search for direction. Direction will come to you. — Phil Jackson

Neither. I was attracted to him because he's hot. Though, I stayed with him because he's fucking awesome in bed. — Laurelin Paige

The gods conceal from men the happiness of death, that they may endure life. — Lucan

Dulce is one of the Philippines' natural treasures. — Ryan Cayabyab

When you make a mistake, don't make a second one
keeping it to yourself. Own up. The time to sort out rotten eggs is at the nest. The deeper you hide them in the case the longer they stay in circulation, and the worse impression they make when they finally come to the breakfast table. — George Horace Lorimer

We should be reminding ourselves that no matter how many problems may be facing us, the One Who is with us is greater than all those who oppose us. — Joyce Meyer

Where there is no desire or pursuits, there is no wholeness. But there are satisfying lesser states, fragments. — Gore Vidal

You'll always love the person, if you're sensible. But you get a lot of people, especially in divorces and separations, doing a lot of damage to themselves, because they can't figure out that they actually still love this person, but not in their original way. — David Whyte

Feel this arm," said Simon. "Rock hard! I don't mean to brag, but it's all bone. All bone. — Cassandra Clare

Greatness is finding your natural talent, fueling it with passion, planting it in well-nourished soil, and toiling in the garden until it breaks through the earth and reaches for the stars. — Janet Autherine

It's through delayed gratification that patience comes. — Sunday Adelaja