Helping Others Pinterest Quotes & Sayings

Better that the book should be not quite so good, and the writer better, and not himself a ridiculous contrast to all he has written. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

When we see a part of the moon covered by a cloud, or a tree, or a weed, we feel how round the moon is. But when we see the clear moon without anything covering it, we do not feel that roundness the same way we do when we see it through something else. — Shunryu Suzuki

Why do you read all the details of divorce cases in the newspapers? ... you are enjoying it. You would not dream of doing these things yourself, but you are doing them by proxy. — D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones

What we call the personality is often a jumble of genuine traits and adopted coping styles that do not reflect our true self at all but the loss of it. — Gabor Mate

Gideon and I sit there in the dark, wordless for a while, only our ragged breaths disturbing the silence. Memories of my sister overwhelm me - I see her impish grin as she leans over me at the orphanage, tugging on my hair until I wake up. I remember us climbing up to the roof as kids, sitting cross-legged next to the herbs and vegetables our caretakers were growing while we read the English books Rose had "borrowed" from her class at school. And then there was L.A. - all of our hope for a better life so quickly crushed, but Rose never let despair overtake her. She was there after every single night to hold me until the pain went away. And later, when I got numb to it all, she still made a point of holding me, of promising me that one day things would be different. — Paula Stokes

I always think it's really hard if you are Asian or Chinese to be really in Hollywood. There are not so many really great characters for you. — Ziyi Zhang

Every day is a new adventure so embrace it fully with with your whole heart and soul. — Crystal Tyler

David was holding Mona steady. I hoped he also had a little attention to spare to keep us unnoticed from the ground; seeing a Dodge Viper do a Chitty Chitty Bang Bang in the desert sky might be a little hard to explain, even for UFO nuts. — Rachel Caine

I hate violence. I hate injustice more. I just want to be a fry cook, but the world demands more from me than eggs and pancakes. — Dean Koontz

You're wicked smart. And cool. And drama free, which is a huge deal. Drama free is at the top of my list these days. You can be intimidating."
"Me? But I'm a Hufflepuff. — Penny Reid

Africa gives you the knowledge that man is a small creature, among other creatures, in a large landscape. — Doris Lessing

The nurses at the hospital tried to soothe me, and they even tried unsuccessfully at one point to return me to Americans. — Jessica Lynch

Eli Campbell, managing partner of Chambers and White, walked into the break room carrying an empty mug. Partners seldom entered the room, but Eli was the exception. He practiced "management by wandering around." Chatting with the staff while pouring his own coffee or biting into a hot Krispy Kreme doughnut gave him an insight that none of the other partners had. Unlike the other partners, he was friendly, outgoing, and approachable when in the office. But, that was a practiced facade. — Tom Collins

Only about 10 percent of India's population uses the web, making it unlikely that Internet freedom will be a decisive ballot-box issue anytime soon. — Rebecca MacKinnon

I did nothing at the behest of the NFL, for the NFL, against the NFL. — Peter Landesman