Simenon Detective Jules Quotes & Sayings

I do not have much patience with a thing of beauty that must be explained to be understood. If it does need additional interpretation by someone other than the creator, then I question whether it has fulfilled its purpose. — Charlie Chaplin

God is kind, but he is not soft. He takes us firmly by the hand and leads us into a radical life change. — Max Lucado

I try my best to learn from other people's mistakes. I have a lot of respect for people who can change. — Mike Tyson

Happiness of any given life is to be measured, not by its joys and pleasures, but by the extent to which it has been free from suffering-from positive evil. — Arthur Schopenhauer

Madness is a divine release of the soul from the yoke of custom and convention. — Plato

Raven." There was a long pause as Ronan regarded his hand. "Maybe a crow. But I doubt it. I ... yeah, seriously doubt it. Corvus corax."
Even drunk, Ronan knew the Latin name for the common raven. — Maggie Stiefvater

That afternoon I came to understand that one of the deepest purposes of intellectual sophistication is to provide distance between us and our most disturbing personal truths and gnawing fears. — Richard Russo

I tried to freshen up a room, so I held a Certs in front of a fan. — Mitch Hedberg

That was the way most people were - stupid. — Jonathan Franzen

Criticism of others. Criticism of 'self'.
Criticism is the lack of compassion, insecurity of 'self' there a self defense mechanism is to put others down to feel superior EVEN IF you disagree with their lifestyle. Let go of your 'Self'.
And if you have acted wrongly according to your own self-standard. Let go of your 'self'.

Recognize when others are criticizing and 'choose' not to conform to the unconscious acts of others. Be aware, let go. — Matthew Donnelly

I can skate beautifully. While performing on ice I always try to please the audience and to win as well. Being artistic is very important to get the audience on your side. As for a competition, you can't win without strong technical content. — Evgeni Plushenko

I studied that first Karpov-Kasparov match for a year and a half before I cracked it, what they were doing, and discovered that it was all prearranged move-by-move. There's no doubt of it in my mind. — Bobby Fischer

The path of least resistance has a lot going for it. The comfort zone isn't where you lose yourself. It's where you find yourself. — Meghan Daum