Michael Murdoch Quotes & Sayings

The virtue of making two blades of grass grow where only one grew before does not begin to be superhuman. — Henry David Thoreau

Our heats want the good to win. We're still afraid, we still make mistakes, but if we listen to what our hearts want, we will find the right way. — C.C. Hunter

There is nothing better than hearing that there is a drug that will fix a terrible problem, unless you also hear that the drug is for treating schizophrenia (or possibly that it kills fairies every time you take it). — Jenny Lawson

I'm extremely close to my mother. — Sevyn Streeter

Character forms a life regardless of how obscurely that life is lived and how little light falls on it from the stars. — James Hillman

Time was like water, sometimes glacial and slow (the 1720s...never again), sometimes a still pond, sometimes a gentle brook, and then a rushing river. And sometimes time was like vapor, vanishing even as you passed through it, draping everything in mist, refracting the light. That had been the 1920s. — Cassandra Clare

The chief requirement of the good life', said Michael, 'is that one should have some conception of one's capacities. One must know oneself sufficiently to know what is the next thing. One must study carefully how best to use such strength as one has ... One must perform the lower act which one can manage and sustain: not the higher act which one bungles. — Iris Murdoch

They tasted a new snack called Cracker Jack and a new breakfast food called Shredded Wheat. — Erik Larson

I learned patience, perseverance, and dedication. Now I really know myself, and I know my voice. It's a voice of pain and victory. — Anthony Hamilton

I think honestly that Michael [Gove] came to this decision[Prime Minister candidate] very late, that he needed to step up. — Nicky Morgan

The whole point of being an actor is to get satisfaction out of a role - unless you're just vain about celebrity. You're always looking for the one thing that will surprise you. — Jonny Lee Miller

It comes with age. I can't watch movies that are inhumane. — Louise Fletcher

But we should not lose sight of how far we are coming and what a big hole we were left by George W. Bush. — Martin O'Malley

How do you get rid of unhappiness? You must release yourself from the prison you have unknowingly placed yourself in. Come to terms with the fact that there are things that you cannot control. But, just because you don't 'control' something, doesn't mean it's going to fall to pieces. That may be the hardest part. We get bent out of shape when something happens that is out of our control, because we don't understand why it's happening or where it's coming from. It's unsettling. You put your fighting arms up and prepare to battle the world. But, stop for a moment. Think. Where are all of these things coming from?
The world is not a wild, untamed place, where things are a free for all. Understand that there is a higher power running the world. — Leigh Hershkovich