Walt Whitman Transcendentalism Quotes & Sayings

When I meet someone I like being with more than I like being alone, I'll marry her. — Emily Giffin

Every new fad or fashion at once has its denouncers from the pulpit, platform, professor's chair. — Alice Dunbar Nelson

Commitment is a funny thing, you know? It's almost like getting a tatoo. You think and you think and you think and you think before you get one. And once you get one, it's stick to you hard and deep. — Ika Natassa

For the average player, most three-putts happen because of a poorly judged first putt from long range. — Ernie Els

If you stay alive for no other reason do it for spite — Maria Bamford

Am sometimes hard-pressed to explain why I've stayed, not only in the same place but in the same building. — Orhan Pamuk

Stumped, Ia sat there and tried to comprehend her crew's acceptance. It was possible; it had clearly happened, but . . . she had come here expecting protests, a struggle, a fight to get at least some of them to understand . . .

"Everything alright?" Harper asked her, leaning close.

"I . . . think so?" she said, looking up at him. "Actually, everything just went . . . really well. Too well. I think I may need to worry about this for a while."

He chuckled and shook his head. "Just accept it, Ia. If you said it's necessary, this crew would follow you into Hell itself, no questions asked."

"Excuse me, but I'd ask questions," Helstead argued from his other side. "Like how many demons are we taking out, which ones we're supposed to leave in place, and whether or not we're taking over permanently or just visiting, and if so, for how long? — Jean Johnson

All the ups and downs are grace in different wrappings, sent to refine consciousness. Say thanks to them all. — Mooji

It's not what enters men's mouth that is evil, said the alchemist. It's what comes out of their mouths that is. — Paulo Coelho

Violence and smut are of course everywhere on the airwaves. You cannot turn on your television without seeing them, although sometimes you have to hunt around. — Dave Barry

My husband and I are huge bibliophiles. He's always reading 'The New York Times Book Review' and then ordering 20 books online. — Carrie Coon

There are new smells on the wind, the healthy scent of green and growing things, the way a summer day can smell, or a greenhouse, sugarsmooth aroma of budding trees and water flowing free across coarse and sparkling sand. — Caitlin R. Kiernan

I'm fascinated by caddy Buddhists popping up all over Hollywood and people that take themselves too seriously. — Tig Notaro

Don't let anyone tell you you can't. — Mitzi Weinman