Med Ocre Quotes & Sayings

Remind thyself that he whom thou lovest is mortal - that what
thou lovest is not thine own; it is given thee for the present, not
irrevocably nor for ever, but even as a fig or a bunch of grapes at
the appointed season of the year — Epictetus

To begin with clear and self-evident principles, to advance by timorous and sure steps, to review frequently our conclusions, and examine accurately all their consequences; though by these means we shall make both a slow and a short progress in our systems; are the only methods, by which we can ever hope to reach truth, and attain a proper stability and certainty in our determinations. — David Hume

I don't think it's tough to get there mentally. Your mind is saying, 'You know how to do this.' But your body doesn't always respond. — Sheryl Swoopes

It is sound planning that invariably earns us the outcome we want; without it, even the gods are unlikely to look with favour on our designs. — Herodotus

Now I'm writing about contemporary Los Angeles from memory. My process was to hang out, observe, research what I was writing about, and almost immediately go back to my office and write those sections. So it was a very close transfer between observation and writing. — Michael Connelly

Breeze which had crossed a thousand miles of wheat-lands bellied her taffeta skirt in a line so graceful, so full of animation and moving beauty, that the heart of a chance watcher on the lower road tightened to wistfulness over her quality of suspended freedom. She lifted her arms, she leaned back against the wind, her skirt dipped and flared, a lock blew wild. A girl on a hilltop; credulous, plastic, young; drinking the air as she longed to drink life. The eternal aching comedy of expectant youth. — Sinclair Lewis

The more you speak more languages, the more you understand about yourself. — Sandra Cisneros

Relationship Principle 1
In romance, there's nothing more attractive to a man than a woman who has dignity and pride in who she is. — Sherry Argov

It's always an interesting sort of adventures that gets someone into a movie. — Peter Berg

When in doubt, tell the truth. When in pain, listen to the wind. — Nanao Sakaki

As far as inner action is concerned, we are only rarely truly self-determined persons, for the major part of our conscious mental activity rather is an automatic, unintentional form of behavior on the subpersonal level. — Thomas Metzinger

Word of mouth is more effective than traditional advertising for two key reasons. First, it's more persuasive. — Jonah Berger

Lamentations 3:26 - It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD. — Rachelle Ayala