My 35th Birthday Quotes & Sayings

It is better to proceed with one's duty in the service of others than wallow in the pain attachments bring — Robyn Davidson

This is how deeply rooted stories are, folks. We crave them before we can walk, and we start telling them before we can talk. — Patrick Rothfuss

It is like being two foreigners, trapped in a land we have come to, unable to return to our own, and having only each other to confirm the reality of the place we once lived. — Robin Hobb

The first question we must address deals with optimism, the possibility of achieving our goal. Are we in a position where we can actually hope to effect change? Assuming we become convinced that there are reasons for optimism, we move to the next question. Are we cetain that we want change? The stories about EHMs, jackals, and suffering around the globe strike raw nerves, but now we demand absolute proof that our grievances justify the efforts change will demand. Third: Is there a unifying principle that will validate our efforts? We look to ascertain that we are not merely seeking to impose our moral, religious, or philosophical values on others but instead are intent on creating something of true and lasting universal benefit. And finally: What can we each do? You and I personally need to evaluate our talents and passions. What are our individual options and desires? How do they fit into the bigger picture? — John Perkins

He wanted to believe it was of the Agency's unwritten protocol; the less you know about your associates, the better it is for both of you professionally — Derek Haas

I learned a valuable spiritual lesson in my return to wrestling: God does not give us gifts that He does not intend for us to use. — Shawn Michaels

Thoroughly to unfold the labyrinths of the human mind is an arduous task ... In order to dive into those recesses and lay them open to the reader in a striking and intelligible manner, 'tis necessary to assume a certain freedom in writing, not strictly perhaps within the limits prescribed by rules. — Sarah Fielding

There is an innocence in lying which is the sign of good faith in a cause. — Friedrich Nietzsche

When your will is God's will, you will have your will. — Charles Haddon Spurgeon

I'm a big fan of moisturisers. Sometimes I'll just buy a night-time nourishing cream from The Body Shop, and sometimes I'll splurge on Creme de la Mer. I also love the Alba Botanica range. — Heather Graham

In art, and in literature, the end and the means, or the subject and the style, must be worthy of each other.
That which is not worth contemplating in life, is not worth re-creating in art. — Ayn Rand

They had reached Lockhart's classroom ... 'You could've fried an egg on your face said Ron. 'You'd better hope Creevey doesn't meet Ginny, or they'll be starting a Harry Potter fan club.'
'Shut up,' snapped Harry. The last thing he needed was for Lockhart to hear the phrase 'Harry Potter fan club. — J.K. Rowling

I would have told a thousand lies to have him, and a thousand more to keep him — Alexis Hall

You have to make sure that people are still motivated and happy and creatively challenged so that it can all be stitched together. The voice acting starts after a lot of the storyboards are done. — Jennifer Yuh Nelson