Hurtful Remarks Quotes & Sayings

You are never as great or as pitiful as you think you are. — Francesca Zappia

Men are often capable of greater things than they perform. They are sent into the world with bills of credit, and seldom draw to their full extent. — Horace Walpole

The door of the bar opened, showing him a momentary oblong of true daylight, blankly white. A woman entered. He couldn't see her face as she crossed to the bar in front of the window, but he could see, drawn with exactitude by the light behind her, her legs within a summery white dress. When young he had supposed, without giving it much thought, that women didn't realize that sun behind them revealed them in this way; now he supposes that of course they must, and thinks about it. ("Novelty") — John Crowley

I don't like self-righteous people," I say.
"What's to like?" says Haymitch, who begins sucking the dregs out of the empty bottles. — Suzanne Collins

Fear These incredible bodies called to them, but the Nivakle men dared not enter. They had seen the women eat: they swallowed the flesh of fish with the upper mouth, but chewed it first with the lower mouth. Between their legs they had teeth. So the men lit bonfires, called to the women, and sang and danced for them. The women sat around in a circle with their legs crossed. The men danced all through the night. They undulated, turned, and flew like smoke and birds. When dawn came they fell fainting to the ground. The women gently lifted them and gave them water to drink. Where they had been sitting, the ground was all littered with teeth. (192) — Eduardo Galeano

The healthiest relationships are those that "breathe"- that is, they move out from one another for a few days and then come back together for a time of closeness. — James C. Dobson

After I saw Jimmy [Hendrix] play, I just went home and wondered what the f*** I was going to do with my life. — Jeff Beck

There are enough blessings for everyone. You need to reach out for yours. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I think I am at that stage of Life now where Success or Failure, nothing Bothers me. If I get little success then I get lots of rejections and failures on a regular basis too. But none of that bothers me at all. I can take failure as sportingly without getting bothered as I take success. And this is how my life has drastically changed in last one year or something. I don't do things anymore to please people around me and all I care about is If I am happy being where I am and I am enjoying doing what I am doing or not. I may not be where I want to be yet but I am Happy.This is what matters in Life. Isn't it? Find what you love. Sooner or Later but you need to find one day, and once you find, give your everything to it. There may be many failures and rejections on the way but you will reach where you want to be some day and most importantly, you will be happy and in Peace with where you are. — Shivam Singh

Avoid the things in your life that take away from your stillness. Find things that add to that stillness. Bring them more into your life. It doesn't matter what works or doesn't. It is all individual. — Frederick Lenz

I practise selective deafness to hurtful remarks. — Scott Lynch

Everyone who is born holds dual citizenship, in the kingdom of the well and in the kingdom of the sick. — Susan Griffin

A book must be an ice-axe to break the seas frozen inside our soul. — Franz Kafka

We are puzzle pieces, bragging about being puzzle pieces, rather than being the picture. — Tom Althouse

The Prince is the only option to a better living. His arm is reliable and dependable. Get to Him, stay glued and remain on Top! — Jaachynma N.E. Agu

I'm not an endings person. I don't do endings. There may have been people in the band who wanted this to be an ending from time to time, but me and Amy don't really do endings. You cannot escape from us. Once we're friends with you, that's it. — Torquil Campbell