Zusman Zman Quotes & Sayings

Silence creates its own violence. — Jeff VanderMeer

That seemed to handle it. That was it. Send a girl off with one man. Introduce her to another to go off with him. Now go and bring her back. And sign the wire with love. That was it all right. I went in to lunch. — Ernest Hemingway,

Of course, we need stories. There's a reason "42" is not a satisfying answer to life, the universe, and everything. Structure alone doesn't quench our existential thirst. We want meaning. And for our brains, meaning comes in the form of stories. — Amanda Gefter

I pursued a conscious strategy of managing my opportunities in a way that would make it easier for luck to find me. — Scott Adams

I like to think I'm a bit smarter than I sometimes let on. — Jack Whitehall

What frustrates U.S. officials is that China sometimes seems more comfortable accommodating a strong United States, as it did in past decades, than partnering with an America that's less dominant. — David Ignatius

Only the more rugged mortals should attempt to keep up with current literature. — George Ade

Chasing meaning is better for your health than trying to avoid discomfort. — Kelly McGonigal

Rashi was trained to wrestle with God like Jacob at Bethel, to bargain with him like Moses at Mt. Sinai. Rashi's people have an ancient tradition of questioning God "face-toface, as a man speaks with his friend." [Exodus 33:11] Conversely, I abandoned my faith because it seemed I had no right to question the difficulties, much less expect answers. I had been taught to accept ready-made dogma rather than to personally take my doubts to God.
Make no mistake; I do not blame the church for my lost time. I might well have fallen away no matter what. But it is just possible that several years of painful isolation from the Lord might have been avoided had I learned at an early age this simple truth that most Reform Jews know:
God loves an honest question. — Athol Dickson

We live next to each other." he reminded her. "I see lots of things. — Jennifer L. Armentrout

There are no classes in life for beginners: right away you are always asked to deal with what is most difficult. — Rainer Maria Rilke