Quotes of: The-one-thing Keyword

For the ethical, political activism was seductive because it seemed to offer the possibility that one could improve society, make things better, without going through the personal ordeal of rearranging one's perceptions and transforming one's self. F...

Skinny Legs and All

And the air is new. And everything, instant by instant, is as it is, preparing to appear. [...] This is the only way I can live now. To be reborn moment by moment. [...] I die at every instant, and I am reborn, new and without memories: live and whol...

One, No One, and One Hundred Thousand

[Jake Blues is released on parole and gets back all the things he wore when he was arrested] Corrections Officer: One Timex digital watch, broken. One unused prophylactic. [looks disgusted, picks something up with his pen] Corrections Officer: One so...

The Blues Brothers

I was trying to learn to write, commencing with the simplest things, and one of the simplest things of all and the most fundamental is violent death.

Death in the Afternoon

That’s what being alive is, Thing! It’s being badly prepared for everything! Because you only get one chance, Thing!

Diggers

There are all sorts of books offering advice on how to deal with life-threatening situations, but where's the advice on dealing with embarrassing ones?

The Funny Thing Is...

I love everybody. One of the great things about me is that I have a very positive attitude.

Imelda Marcos

One of the most interesting things about the cognitive theory is the idea that anger and interpersonal conflict ultimately result from a mental con. In other words, you're telling yourself things that aren't entirely true when you're fighting with so...

David D. Burns

The art of the cuisine, when fully mastered, is the one human capability of which only good things can be said.

Friedrich Durrenmatt

Isn't it queer that the things we writhe over at night are seldom wicked things? Just humiliating ones.

Anne of Windy Poplars

It was one thing to talk about ghosts, quite another to have them messing around with things in the physical world.

Island of the Forbidden

It’s just a thing. You deal with it." "As in, one damn thing after another?" "Yes, very like.

Komarr

It was one thing to deal with monsters that were human in appearance. Another thing entirely to deal with humans who were monsters.

Shades of Blood

Hope and trust are beautiful things. One gives a person the will to live, the other makes it worth living.

Subterranean

A learning experience is one of those things that says, 'You know that thing you just did? Don't do that.

The Salmon of Doubt

Every good thing begins with one positive thought.

Simple Reminders: Inspiration for Living Your Best Life

One of the extraordinary things about life is the sort of places it's prepared to put up with living.

Mostly Harmless

Smartass Disciple: Which one was first created, time or things? Master of Stupidity: No things, no changes. No changes, no time.

Master of Stupidity

The worst thing about loneliness is that it brings one face to face with oneself.

No Man's Mistress

Stop looking for the biggest crowd, and start looking for the right crowd.

One Big Thing: Discovering What You Were Born to Do

Writing my blog has saved me thousands on therapy.

One Big Thing: Discovering What You Were Born to Do