Idlenesse Quotes & Sayings

Mercenariness, pride, routine, and indolence are the capital sins of the Russian office-holder, and the first has so strong a hold upon him that the people say, "To make yourself understood by him you must talk of rubles;" adding that in Russia everybody robs but Christ, who cannot because his hands are nailed down. — Emilia Pardo Bazan

choose not to buy into a negative belief system. How does this work in everyday life? Let's take a common example. The newspapers report unemployment is at a record high. The television news commentator states: "No jobs are available." At this point, we are free to refuse to buy into the negative thought form. We can say instead, "Unemployment does not apply to me." By refusing to accept the negative belief, it now has no hold over our own life. — David R. Hawkins

I happen to like selling clothes as much as creating them. It isn't relevant unless it sells. — Jason Wu

I think you just made me forget my own name. Not even amnesia managed that. — Amy Andrews

There is no heat of affection but is joyned with some idlenesse of brain, says the Spaniard. — George Herbert

No one teaches you how to walk away from someone who you know loves you. NO one teaches you how to say good-bye. — Ellen Hopkins

I think about death a lot, like I think we all do. I don't think of suicide as an option, but as fun. It's an interesting idea that you can control how you go. It's this thing that's looming, and you can control it. — Ryan Gosling

Oswaldo was flummoxed by the fact that his friend could be so quiet, almost embarrassed, about his academic acumen, yet so damn loud and proud of his status as a premier campus drug dealer.

"I've never met anyone so smart but so fucking dumb," he told Rob. — Jeff Hobbs