Her last conscious thought was disgust at life; her senses had lied to her. The world was not made of energy and delight but of foulness, betrayal, and lassitude. Living was hateful, and death was no better, and from end to end of the universe this was the first and last and only truth. ~Philip Pullman
#quotes #philip-pullman #life #trust

The wide world was changing, and she wanted a different place in it. Not just wanted, but felt she deserved. If the world didn't owe her a living, as her mother repeatedly warned her, it owed her a break. She had a strong sense that a better, more exciting, more rewarding life than that which had been the lot of her parents and grandparents was hers by right. In this she was guilty of nothing more serious than the arrogance of youth, from which every generation suffers and by which it distinguishes itself from the preceding one. ~James Robertson
#quotes #james-robertson #world #struggle

Most people have a blank slate and can start from nothing. But for me, I had to break a bad habit that I've been doing all of my life, which is freestyle hip-hop. ~Roshon Fegan
#quotes #roshon-fegan #music

To eat an egg, you must break the shell. ~Jamaican Proverb
#proverbs #jamaican-proverbs

You will suddenly realize that the reason you never changed before was because you didn't want to. ~Robert H. Schuller
#quotes #robert-h-schuller #change

I never really expected to win the hearts of the masses. ~Juliana Hatfield
#quotes #juliana-hatfield #music

When you are at the bottom, you find beauty in such little things, and goodness in such little gestures. When I compare any struggle today to ones that I may have had in my childhood, there is nothing that can bring me down. ~Natalia Vodianova
#quotes #natalia-vodianova #beauty #hardship #childhood

Instead of living in the sunshine of God's forgiveness through Christ, we tend to live under an overcast sky of guilt most of the time. ~Jerry Bridges
#quotes #jerry-bridges #christianity

To create worry humans elongate fear with anticipation and memory, expand it in imagination and fuel it with emotion. The uniquely human mental process called worrying depends upon having a brain that can reason, remember, reflect, feel, and imagine. Only humans have a brain big enough to do this simultaneously and do it well. ~Edward Hallowell
#quotes #edward-hallowell #mind #memories #imagination

Align yourself with outstanding strategic partners. ~Carol Roth
#quotes #carol-roth #partnership

When I am in situations where I break out of the pattern, it's hard on me. Once you get used to regular scripture study, you miss it if you don't have it. It's like food; you have to have it. I know that I need the scriptures like I need food. I don't miss a regular meal, and I don't miss regular scripture study. ~Henry B. Eyring
#quotes #henry-b-eyring

The real difference between telling what happened and telling a story about what happened is that instead of being a victim of our past, we become master of it. ~Donald Davis
#quotes #donald-davis #reality #stories

Instead of complaining that the rosebush is full of thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses. ~Proverb
#proverbs #roses #complaining

I have learned the novice can often see things that the expert overlooks. All that is necessary is not to be afraid of making mistakes, or of appearing naive. ~Abraham Maslow
#quotes #abraham-maslow #mistakes

When God blesses the harvest, there is enough for the thief as well as the gardener. ~Polish Proverb
#proverbs #polish-proverbs #harvest

The modern haematologist, instead of describing in English what he can see, prefers to describe in Greek what he can't. ~Richard Asher
#quotes #richard-asher #haematology #medicine

To break boundaries interests me. With all the knowledge that is available now in the world, it should be accessible to everyone. You can get so much information on the Internet now, and yet there are so many places in the world where people just don't have the education. ~Melanie Griffith
#quotes #melanie-griffith #education #internet #knowledge

Edgar Allan Poe is considered the great writer of horror stories, perhaps the greatest, I will say the greatest. ~William Friedkin
#quotes #william-friedkin #edgar-allan-poe #writing #stories

My hope is that I can somehow raise the level of consciousness about world events. ~Lisa Ling
#quotes #lisa-ling #conscious

I did my homework and didn't go out much, and had a very highly developed kitsch fantasy life where I dreamed of being a dancing girl. ~Emily Mortimer
#quotes #emily-mortimer #dance #life

Will is stronger than fact; it can mold and overcome fact. ~H. G. Wells
#quotes #h-g-wells #wish #hardship

Rough spots sharpen our performance. And more often than not, obstacles can be turned into advantages. You just can't let your disappointment get in the way. ~Harvey Mackay
#quotes #harvey-mackay #disappointment #hardship

I have a collection of 50-plus snapback hats. ~James Harden
#quotes #james-harden #hats #collection

Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow. ~Anita Desai
#quotes #anita-desai #travel

I shall never get used to not being the most beautiful woman in the room. It was an intoxication to sweep in and know every man had turned his head. It kept me in form. ~Lady Randolph Churchill
#quotes #lady-randolph-churchill #women #beauty