Famous Quotes Ipsum

I would rather fix something more important than my hair. 'when i was a kid,' said irie softly, ringing the bell for their stop, 'i used to think they were little alibis. bus tickets. i mean, look: they've got the time. the date. the place. and if i was up in court, and i had to defend myself, and prove i wasn't where they said i was, doing what they said i did, when they said i did it, i'd pull out one of those.' i've learned that fate only takes you so far. after that, it's up to you to make it happen. what is a hero? primarily one who has conquered his fears..

I saw the angel in the marble and carved until i set him free. one can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar. curiosity is braver than rage. exploration is a nobler calling than combat. the unknown beckons to us, singing its siren song and making our hearts pound with fear and desire. clothes make the man. naked people have little or no influence on society. when i get a little money, i buy books; and, if any is left, i buy food and clothes. when power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. when power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. when power corrupts, poetry cleanses, for art establishes the basic human truths which must serve as the touchstone of our judgement. a day is a miniature eternity. sex. in america it's an obsession; in other parts of the world, a fact. a new position of responsibility will usually show a man to be a far stronger creature than was supposed. a prudent question is one half of wisdom. there is no greater hell than to be a prisoner of fear. we don't say everything that we could / so that we can say later / "oh, you misunderstood" be still and know that i am god. the happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions. the sun is always shining. even though clouds may come along and obscure the sun for awhile, the sun is always shining. the sun never stops shining. and even though the earth turns, and the sun appears to go down, it never stops shining. ordinary people believe only in the possible. extraordinary people visualize not what is possible or probable, but rather what is impossible. and by visualizing the impossible, they begin to see it as possible. bush thinks he is still living in the age of cowboys, and that the world is like texas with himself as sheriff. listening four or five times a day to newscasters and commentators, reading the morning papers and all the weeklies and monthlies - nowadays this is described as 'taking an interest in politics'. st. john of the cross would have called it indulgence in idle curiosity and the cultivation of disquietude for disquietude's sake. every now and then, everybody is entitled to too much perfection. he who has a 'why' to live can bear almost any 'how'. little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune, but great minds rise above it. no man's life is ordinary to himself..

It's important to have a voice; it's more important to use it. youth is wasted on the young. we do not write in order to be understood, we write in order to understand. one of the impressive qualities of charlotte brontë's heroines, the quality that makes them more valuable to the woman reader than anna karenina, emma bovary, and catherine earnshaw combined is their determined refusal to be romantic. truth is a deep kindness that teaches us to be content in our everyday life and share with the people the same happiness. every now and then go away, even briefly, have a little relaxation, for when you come back to your work your judgment will be surer; since to remain constantly at work will cause you to lose power. everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing. a warm smile is the universal language of kindness. it is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it. who shall measure the heat and violence of the poet's heart when caught tangled in a woman's body? they are composed like music. guided by his sense of beauty, and individual transforms a fortuitous occurrence (beethoven's music, death under a train) into a motif, which then assumes a permanent place in the composition of the individual's life. anna could have chosen another way to take her life. but the motif of death and the railway station, unforgettably bound to the birth of love, enticed her in her hour of despair with its dark beauty. without realizing it, the individual composes his life according to the laws of beauty even in times of greatest distress. true religion is real living; living with all one's soul, with all one's goodness and righteousness. interesting that the beliefs of others are labeled mere superstitions, mr. todd. ours we call religion. the happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions. never judge a book by its movie. the form of government most suitable to the artist is no government at all. it's still snowing. and freezing. however, we haven't had an earthquake lately. the street corner where always, for years, in passing you felt, unexplained, a pang of despair, like nausea, till one night, late, late, on that spot you were struck, struck still, and again felt how her head had thrust to your shoulder. the fact is, i was a trifle beside myself; or rather out of myself, as the french would say: i was conscious that at moment's mutiny had already rendered me liable to strange penalties and, like any other rebel slave, i felt resolved, in my desperation, to go to all lengths. i glory in this world of men and women, torn with troubles, yet living on to love and laugh through it all. the human soul is very much older than the human mind..