612 quotes found
“My words, my writing, my actions—these have never been for myself alone, either directly or indirectly. There is no such thing as an artist who creates art only for himself. That is masturbation.”
“Subtle voices’ are those positive or negative words that are subtly spoken into our lives. These ‘subtle voices’, although subtle, are too powerful because they tend to shape our thoughts and infor...”
“The sound of the words as they're said is always different from the sound they make when they're heard, because the speaker hears some of the sound from the inside”
“Don’t let someone’s words blind you from their behavior.”
“I don’t believe in signs. I believe in words, and action, and doing. And what you’re doing is sitting and waiting and that is one hundred percent unacceptable.”
“Lifting his head to gently kiss her lips, he whispered, “I trust you.” Then he covered his own eyes with her satin mask.”
“Growing up I often wondered how the world would be today if, since the beginning of human life, every person acted as I did.”
“If you are a warrior, the nature and scale of your enemies will determine the nature and scale of your actions. In this sense, it is even more important to choose your enemies more wisely than your...”
“You could say I’m so manly I don’t even allow manly stereotypes to influence my actions”
“The brain says “it is impossible” and the legs respond “let’s sit down”. The brain says “it is possible” and the legs respond “let’s go to work”. Don’t blame the legs, blame the head.”
“Don’t despise little things that contain tiny miracles. Enjoy little actions!”
“Such is the influence which the condition of our own thoughts, exercises, even over the appearance of external objects. Men who look on nature, and their fellow-men, and cry that all is dark and gl...”
“Where you are now is the result of your previous overriding thoughts and actions. Tomorrow is still in the making so plant good seeds...”
“Il n'est si homme de bien, qu'il mette à l'examen des loix toutes ses actions et pensées, qui ne soit pendable dix fois en sa vie.(There is no man so good that if he placed all his actions and thou...”
“Like crying wolf, if you keep looking for sympathy as a justification for your actions, you will someday be left standing alone when you really need help.”
“When what you value and dream about doesn’t match the life you are living, you have pain.”
“Our ambition should be to rule ourselves, the true kingdom for each one of us; and true progress is to know more, and be more, and to do more.”
“The single word that directs a person’s fate and ultimately the fates of those she comes in contact with is of course a common subject of entertainments and moralizing stories, but if everyone were...”
“Never stand in the way of letting God use people’s actions, in order to solve a greater issue in the world.”
“Feelings will come and go, but you are always responsible for your actions.”
