In Describing What He Calls Quotes & Sayings

We are, each of us, a little Universe — Neil DeGrasse Tyson

. . . I surround myself with all the things that bring out the best in me---and I avoid the things that don't. — Ruby Rose

I long ago lost a hound, a bay horse, and a turtle-dove, and am still on their trail. Many are the travellers I have spoken concerning them, describing their tracks and what calls they answered to. I have met one or two who had heard the hound, and the tramp of the horse, and even seen the dove disappear behind a cloud, and they seemed as anxious to recover them as if they had lost them themselves. — Henry David Thoreau

You could really feel physically wounded if someone hurt your feelings badly enough. — Anne Tyler

It was better to live with disappointment and frustration than to live without hope. — Robert A. Heinlein

Don't let failure or disappointment cut you off from God or make you think the future is hopeless. When God closes one door, He often opens another - if we seek it. — Billy Graham

I have always preferred the reflection of the life to life itself. — Francois Truffaut

I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down'. — Bob Newhart

Anticipation of pleasure is, in itself, a very considerable pleasure. — David Hume

It's always good to give respect, even when you might not feel it's due. It serves two purposes in particular: one, you'll soothe the angry beast, should the person have a temper - by visually and verbally submitting to their imagined authority, and; two, by displaying that you acknowledge their authority (especially if others don't), you are likely to gain favor which can be used to your advantage. — Hobin Luckyfeller