Mere Theresa Quotes & Sayings

Preoccupied with her self, the adolescent sees enormous changes, whereas the parent sees the child she knew all along. For the parent, new developments are superficial and evanescent. For the adolescent, they are thrilling and profound. — Terri E Apter

When a woman tries on clothing from her closet that feels tight, she will assume she has gained weight. When a man tries something from his closet that feels tight, he will assume the clothing has shrunk. — Rita Rudner

No hawk swooping down upon his prey, no stag improvising new detours by which to trick the huntsman, no dog scenting game from afar is comparable in speed to the celerity of a salesman when he gets wind a deal, to his skill in tripping up or forestalling a rival, and to the art with which he sniffs out and discovers a possible sale. — Honore De Balzac

It is the weather, not work, that wears out sails. — Thomas Fleming Day

Only one-fourth of the sorrow in each man's life is caused by outside uncontrollable elements, the rest is self-imposed by failing to analyze and act with calmness. — Holbrook Jackson

But my father's is closest. (Emily)
A wounded hawk doesn't bed down in a fox's den. (Draven) — Kinley MacGregor

It is better to lose health like a spendthrift than to waste it like a miser. — Robert Louis Stevenson

Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing. — Harriet B. Braiker

Evil done in the name of good. Evil done in the name of evil. Which is worse? — Eliezer Yudkowsky

Sometimes, you just have to go in there and bowl people over with your sheer force of will. — Jennifer Yuh Nelson

After sealing the door, Alqash went to the river to cleanse the blood from his hands and the dagger, and also to wash his hands of the faith that he had forfeited in exchange for short-lived riches. — Musharraf Ali Farooqi

I'm not the most positive person. — Penny Marshall

Because to me it is inconceivable that a subordinate leader should not carry out orders given by the leaders of the State. — Otto Ohlendorf

In the summer we graduated we flipped out completely, drinking beer, cruising in our cars and beating up each other. It was a crazy summer. That's when I started to be interested in girls. — Ed O'Neill

The creative person is overpowered, captive of and driven by a demon ... They become our legendary heroes. — Carl Jung