Jamela Russell Quotes & Sayings

How do you explain something that you can't even understand yourself? — Nicholas Sparks

One of the chief reasons desire and hatred arise is that we are overly attached to the current flow of life. We have a sense that it will last forever, and with that sort of attitude we become fixated on superficialities - material possessions and temporary friends and situations. To overcome this ignorance, you need to reflect on the fact that a day is coming when you will not be here. Even though there is no certainty that you will die tonight, when you cultivate an awareness of death, you appreciate that you could die tonight. With this attitude, if there is something you can do that will help in both this life and the next, you will give it precedence over something that would help only this life in a superficial way. — Dalai Lama XIV

The trouble with witches is that they'll never run away from things they really hate.
And the trouble with small furry animals in a corner is that, just occasionally, one of them's a mongoose. — Terry Pratchett

For what we're about to receive, may the Lord make us truly thankful," Russell muttered as the first explosions echoed in the distance. — C.J. Carella

Every great movement in the world starts with a tiny group of people who simply refuse to accept a situation. — Richard Branson

Windows isn't supposed to make sense, it's supposed to make money. — Paul Lutus

I'm a ridiculous person. If you take anything any comedian says seriously, then you're stupid. — Chelsea Handler

Sentences swallowed and sung back and swallowed all over again. She was made entirely out of words. — Emma Donoghue

Do not entrust your future to the limits of your stride. — Mark Z. Danielewski

Ralph ... would treat the day's decisions as though he were playing chess. The only trouble was that he would never be a very good chess player. — William Golding

I want friends, not admirers. People who respect me for my character and my deeds, not my flattering smile. The circle around me would be much smaller, but what does that matter, as long as they're sincere? — Anne Frank

Everyone asks me how I get my subjects to open up to me. There's no formula to it. It's just a matter of who you are and how you talk to people - of being yourself. — Mary Ellen Mark