Hoopengardner Indiana Quotes & Sayings

When I look at a person, or a character, it is in every case the beginning of an endless journey. And I don't suppose I know where that starts. I know that I have to, like every other person, make decisions and have opinions. But I'm real careful to not judge crassly or cheaply someone else's life. — William Hurt

Spectroscopy can probably answer the question, 'Is there anybody out there?' Are we alone? — Garik Israelian

It's not until we get into the car that I notice he has blood on his hand. "You've cut yourself," I say. He doesn't reply; his knuckles are white on the steering wheel. "Tom, I needed to talk to you," I say. I'm trying to be conciliatory, trying to be grown-up about this, but I suppose it's a little late for that. "I'm sorry about hassling you, but for God's sake! You just cut me off. You - " "It's OK," he says, his voice soft. "I'm not . . . I'm pissed off about something else. It's not you." He turns his head and tries to smile at me, but fails. "Problems with the ex," he says. "You know how it is." "What happened to your hand?" I ask him. "Problems with the ex," he says again, and there's a nasty edge to his voice. We drive the rest of the way to Corly Wood in silence. — Paula Hawkins

How you handle life depends a lot on how you handle plan B, or if you have a plan B. — Nelson DeMille

We are not what happened to us, we are what we wish to become. — Carl Jung

All geniuses born women are lost to the public good. — Mary Pipher

You put a blob of yellow here, and another at the further edge of the canvas: straight away a rapport is established between them. Colour acts in the way that music does ... — Georges Braque

Poor tired Tim! It's sad for him He lags the long bright morning through, Ever so tired of nothing to do. — Walter De La Mare

If you don't find true balance, anyone can deceive you. — Rumi

I never knew freedom could be such a cruel and difficult thing. Until now, I had always thought that being free meant being able to wear jeans and watch whatever movies I wanted without worrying about being arrested. Now I realized that I had to think all the time -- and it was exhausting. There were times when I wondered whether, if it wasn't for the constant hunger, I would be better off in North Korea, where all my thinking and all my choics were taken care of for me. — Yeonmi Park

In order to be truly happy, you must live along with, and you must stand for something larger than yourself. — Oprah Winfrey

But it was all a pipe dream. As well try to stop an avalanche as to stop the moving frontier. American immigrants and emigrants wanted their share of land - free land - a farm in the family - the dream of European peasants for hundreds of years - the New World's great gift to the old. Moving west with the tide were the hucksters, the lawyers, merchants, and other men on the make looking for the main chance, men who could manufacture a land warrant in the wink of an eye. This — Stephen E. Ambrose

When it comes to break ups:
Don't get mad ... just live a better life and forget about it! — Timothy Pina

I am here to make an announcement that this Thursday, ticket counters and airplanes will fly out of Ronald Reagan Airport. — George W. Bush