Lefourdead Quotes & Sayings

Suppose you want your child to grow into someone who is (a) ethical, (b) able to sustain healthy relationships, (c) intellectually curious, and (d) fundamentally content with him- or herself. Anything you do with your children on a regular basis, then, should be evaluated in light of your ultimate goals. — Alfie Kohn

You need self-confidence and determination: feeling depressed and losing hope will never really help to correct any situation. — Dalai Lama

Some of you say, "Joy is greater than sorrow," and others say, "Nay, sorrow is the greater."
But I say unto you, they are inseparable.
Together they come, and when one sits alone with you at your board, remember that the other is asleep upon your bed. — Kahlil Gibran

People need to believe that they can participate fully in the decisions that affect their lives and have a stake in the societies in which they live — Jacqueline Novogratz

I never remember feeling tired by work. though idleness exhausts me completely. — Arthur Conan Doyle

The truth of the story lies in the details. — Paul Auster

The Parisian grocers insisted that I interact with them personally: if I wasn't willing to take the time to get to know them and their wares, then I would not go home with the freshest legumes or cuts of meat in my basket. They certainly made me work for my supper-- but, oh, what suppers! — Julia Child

A wise man never dwells in the past because he knows he belongs to the future. — Debasish Mridha

I've not got much money, but I've got heaps of ideas. — E. Nesbit

I'm not ambitious. — Amy Sedaris

Grant folly's prayers that hinder folly's wish, And serve the ends of wisdom. — George Eliot

Cubism. Seeing beyond what is on the surface. Moving both eyes and a nose to the side of the face. Dicing bodies and tables and guitars as if they were celery sticks, and rearranging them so that you have to really see them to see them. — Laurie Halse Anderson

Successful people think differently than unsuccessful people. — John C. Maxwell