Liveislands Quotes & Sayings

The time it takes to get something done is the time it takes. — Mandy Patinkin

Sat in groups together purging ourselves, theoretically, of anger and self-hatred. We learned not to turn on ourselves. We learned to blame. — Gillian Flynn

The comradeship that welded our lives together made a superfluous mockery of any other bond we might have forged for ourselves.What, for instance, was the point of living under the same roof when the whole world was our common property?Why fear to set great distances between us when we could never truly be parted?One single aim fired us, the urge to embrace all experience, and to bear witness concerning it ... That which bound us freed us and in this freedom we found ourselves bound as closely as possible — Simone De Beauvoir

It's official. I'm the devil. — Gail McHugh

At seventeen dreams DO satisfy because you think the realities are waiting for you farther on. — L.M. Montgomery

An animal takes freely anything that it wishes: it commits no sin and is not held responsible for its action because it knows no better. But as soon as the idea of 'mine' and 'thine' has been imprinted upon our consciousness, then also the responsibility comes. — Max Heindel

Training is bad for you! Training followed by rest and proper nutrition is good for you and will make you better prepared for the event you are training for. — Graeme Obree

Dissonance / (if you are interested) / leads to discovery. — William Carlos Williams

No one but myself thought I could beat guys like Tommy Hearns or Roberto Duran. — Sugar Ray Leonard

An Apple executive told The New York Times, "We don't have an obligation to solve America's problems. Our only obligation is making the best product possible. — Robert B. Reich

I believed in fictional characters as if they were a part of real life. Poetry was important, too. My parents had memorized poems from their days attending school in New York City and loved reciting them. We all enjoyed listening to these poems and to music as well. — Alice McDermott

Once again, it must be reiterated that beliefs and practices that developed in response to earlier, and presumably different, environmental pressures tend to persist, and the result may come to be far less than efficient utilization of an environment — Don Edward Beck

One may not be able to trade in gratitude as a currency, but gratitude is the currency of true wealth. - L. R. W. Lee — L.R.W. Lee

Do no cheat thy Heart and tell her, 'Grief will pass away.' — Adelaide Anne Procter