Monsieur Myriel Quotes & Sayings

Truth has scarce done so much good in the world as the false appearances of it have done hurt. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

When you believe, the impossible becomes possible. What you believe will become what is true. Your optimism today will determine your level of success tomorrow. Don't look at your challenges; look up and look out into the future. Don't focus on your circumstances. Focus on the right beliefs that will help you build your success. — Jon Gordon

No one is immune from failure. All have tasted the bitterness of defeat and disappointment. A warrior must not dwell on that failure, but must learn from it and continue on. But — Timothy Zahn

In the end, raising money is basically a matter of going out there and asking. There are no shortcuts. — Georgette Mosbacher

The poor priest went to his poor mountaineers with empty hands, and he returns from them with his hands full. I set out bearing only my faith in God; I have brought back the treasure of a cathedral. — Victor Hugo

I live each day as it comes." "It's the only way. Pedro — Alastair Reynolds

It was my mustache that landed jobs for me. In those silent-film days it was the mark of a villain. When I realized they had me pegged as a foreign nobleman type I began to live the part, too. I bought a pair of white spats, an ascot tie and a walking stick. — Adolphe Menjou

People have always wondered what my opinion on Stevie Wonder is. I say if he's so great how come he can't see? I mean, God doesn't make mistakes, just look at me for example. — Zach Braff

You're drunk."
"That's right I am. I'm fifty-three and I'm as wild as a Welshman with a leek up his arse. Fifty-three. Old slag Gail. What right has she to poke her nose into your shining armour? That's what you're thinking isn't it honey? — Jeanette Winterson

Never underestimate a writer's vanity, especially that of a mediocre writer. (The Angel's Game) — Carlos Ruiz Zafon

I drove away from my mind everything capable of spoiling the sense of the presence of God ... I just make it my business to persevere in His holy presence ... My soul has had an habitual, silent, secret conversation with God. — Brother Lawrence

The dead hand of research lies heavy on too many novels. — Nancy Hale

My hand may slip from lack of practice, but I do not believe my clumsy writing derives from an agitated mind. — Soseki Natsume

If you confidently start to move from where you are to where you want to be, it's only a matter of time before the people around you will accept what you are doing. Or, at the very least, they will realize you will not be deterred, and they'll stop trying to hold you back. — Heidi Tankersley

I just need to know if you can really know me and still love me, — Glennon Doyle Melton