The eye that sees all things else, sees not itself.
At this point, I've really failed at a lot of things. It's nice to be able to say that, in a way. I've failed at music. I've failed at dance. And acting - there have been times when I went out and read lines to audition for acting parts. I believe th...
In a sense, the first (if not necessarily the prime) function of a novelist, of ANY artist, is to entertain. If the poem, painting, play or novel does not immediately engage one's surface interest then it has failed. Whatever else it may or may not b...
When adults say, "Teenagers think they are invincible" with that sly, stupid smile on their faces, they don't know how right they are. We need never be hopeless, because we can never be irreparably broken. We think that we are invincible because we a...
Love only fails when we fail to love.
When the three branches of government have failed to represent the citizenry and the mass of the media has failed to represent the citizenry, then the citizenry better represent the citizenry.
When a plan fails, it does not mean we have failed. It just means we need a new plan.
When you see how fragile and delicate life can be, all else fades into the background.
We fail even if we do our best, because our best is someone else’s good.
If nothing else, there's comfort in recognising that no matter how much we fail and sin, death will limit our suffering.
For this is the journey that men and women make, to find themselves. If they fail in this, it doesn't matter much else what they find.
God's Grace is greater than all our sins. Repentance is one of the Christian's highest privileges. A repentant Christian focuses on God's mercy and God's grace. Any moment in our lives when we bask in God's mercy and grace is our highest moment. High...
If you take risks, you may fail. But if you do not take risks, you will surely fail. The greatest risk of all is to do nothing.
When you share your misery, it will not diminish. When you fail to share your joy, it diminishes. Share your problems only with the Divine, not with anyone else, as that will only increase the problems. Share your joy with everyone. Listen to others;...
When you see a child starving and you think government failed. But I think God failed , could not even fill the hunger of a child.
He believes that if talent is demanded of a literary publisher or a writer, it must also be demanded of a reader. Because we mustn’t deceive ourselves: on the journey of reading we often travel through difficult terrains that demand a capacity for ...
Compete like you cannot fail.
Life is like a test. If you get love right, you get everything else right. If you get love wrong, you fail the test.
As I was looking at myself in the bathroom mirror, it occurred to me that if all else failed, a man could at least kiss himself, and I stared in to the mirror, conjuring up the memory of the couple in the film. I couldn't get the image of their lips ...
Not all developing countries are the same.
If I have succeeded, it is because I have failed. And if I have failed, it’s because of my father. It’s all my dad’s goddamned fault.
