Neachtains Quotes & Sayings

I hated men because they didn't stay around and love me like a father: I could prick holes in them & show they were no father-material. I made them propose and then showed them they hadn't a chance. I hated men because they didn't have to suffer like a woman did. They could die or go to Spain. They could have fun while a woman had birth pangs. They could gamble while a woman skimped on the butter on the bread. Men, nasty lousy men. — Sylvia Plath

Getting rid of the concept of self is the work of all meditators, because suffering is born from this concept. — Thich Nhat Hanh

No one on earth has lived through the exact same experiences you have, and no one thinks the exact same thoughts you do. — Steve Pavlina

If you don't believe in dragons,
It is curiously true
That the dragons you disparage
Choose to not believe in you. — Jack Prelutsky

Fight hard, fight fair and persevere — Edith Nourse Rogers

It is not understood that before life an individual decides to
live. A self is not simply the accidental personification of the
body's biological mechanism. Each person born desires to be born.
He dies when that desire no longer operates. No epidemic or illness
or natural disaster - or stray bullet from a murderer's gun - will
kill a person who does not want to die. — Seth

I always tell people that I'll sound exactly like Alanis Morissette after I've had more boyfriends. I'll be just as anguished-sounding. — Michelle Branch

Cheer for your teammates, regardless of whether they're fast or slow, veteran or neophyte, varsity or JV. Or rally the spirits of someone who's had a bad performance. Also, encourage stragglers during tough workouts; jog back to 'pick up' a runner who's behind during a long run. — Don Kardong

Now [after doing Pilates], I have muscles of steel and could easily deal with giving birth. — Hugh Grant