Haruma Miura Quotes & Sayings

He knew that he had the remaining hours of night before they would be aware of his escape. So he rode hard, steadily, willing himself not to tire as the minutes and miles passed. There had been no time to receive the memories he and The Giver had counted on, of strength and courage. So he relied on what he had, and hoped it would be enough. — Lois Lowry

If you really want to focus on something, says Castellanos, the optimum amount of time to spend on it is ninety minutes. Then change tasks. And watch out for interruptions once you're really concentrating, because it will take you twenty minutes to recover. — Winifred Gallagher

Co-operative enterprises provide the organisational means whereby a significant proportion of humanity is able to take into its own hands the tasks of creating productive employment, overcoming poverty and achieving social integration. — Boutros Boutros-Ghali

The more that you bypass of your own mechanisms, the more in your self that will come apart. — John De Ruiter

Love says: I've seen the ugly parts of you, and I'm staying. — Matt Chandler

Our minds can come up with the most entertaining possibilities, if we let them. But most of the time, we keep them under far too close a check. — Alexander McCall Smith

A little and a little, collected together, becomes a great deal; the heap in the barn consists of single grains, and drop and drop make the inundation. — Saadi

I was glib, even witty, or at least that's how I imagined myself. — Siri Hustvedt

The problem was that, while the classic European coming-of-age story generally featured a provincial boy who moved to the city and was transformed into a refined gentleman, the American tradition had evolved into the opposite. The American boy came of age by leaving civilization and striking out toward the hills. There, he shed his cosmopolitan manners and became a robust and proficient man. Not a gentleman, mind you, but a man. This — Elizabeth Gilbert

Thank you again, all of you." He walked away. "But mostly me," Fletcher called after him and Valkyrie punched his arm. — Derek Landy

Some man's dreams can bring only nightmares to the world! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

All of my work has been about ideas of utopia and dystopia. I think that's what gives America interest. It's many things all at once. It's such a complicated society. — Joel Sternfeld

Trust in the silent doers. It is far more difficult to put your dreams into action than into flowery words. — Richelle E. Goodrich

[J.Lo] found us a police car. Sort of.
'It's not a police car,' I said.
'It is,' said J.Lo. 'Looknow. Lights for flashing.'
'That's true.'
'Writing on the sides.'
'Yeah, but the writing? It says 'BullShake Party Patrol.'
Yes. Whatnow? — Adam Rex

I'm a fashion designer and people think, what do I know? — Vivienne Westwood