Quotes of Annie Dillard

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No; we have been as usual asking the wrong question. It does not matter a hoot what the mockingbird on the chimney is singing. The real and proper question is why is it beautiful?

- Annie Dillard

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“ I believe in love the verb, not the noun. ”

- Greg Behrendt

“ When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you. ”

- Plato

“ When you become the image of your own imagination, it's the most powerful thing you could ever do. ”

- RuPaul

“ Anxiety is love's greatest killer. It makes others feel as you might when a drowning man holds on to you. You want to save him, but you know he will strangle you with his panic. ”

- Anais Nin

“ If you get tired, learn to rest, not to quit. ”

- Banksy

“ No,' Nora said, almost in a whisper. 'It's because ' she looked carefully for the words 'you didn't stare at me. I saw you blush, and you immediately lowered your eyes. And I should have been embarrassed, ashamed... but I, I just felt safe, and I stood there unafraid.' She closed her eyes, taking in all the feelings of gratitude she had for that moment. 'That's when I knew I could trust you in a way that I didn't know was possible. ”

- Hani Selim

“ Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead. The consciousness of loving and being loved brings a warmth and a richness to life that nothing else can bring. ”

- Oscar Wilde

“ If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people. ”

- Confucius

“ Sometimes love means letting go when you want to hold on tighter. ”

- Melissa Marr

“ Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm. ”

- Winston Churchill

“ Being love rather than giving or taking love, is the only thing that provides stability. ”

- Ram Dass

“ The whole image is that eternal suffering awaits anyone who questions God's infinite love. That's the message we're brought up with, isn't it? Believe or die! Thank you, forgiving Lord, for all those options. ”

- Bill Hicks

“ My mama always used to tell me: ‘If you can’t find somethin’ to live for, you best find somethin’ to die for.’ ”

- Tupac Shakur

“ Each of us is an innkeeper who decides if there is room for Jesus! ”

- Neal A. Maxwell

“ An early. morning walk is a blessing for the whole day. ”

- Henry David Thoreau

“ If two people love each other there can be no happy end to it. ”

- Ernest Hemingway

“ When you know my love, my love will warm you. ”

- Ruby Dee

“ sometimes the unknown is better for all involved ”

- Azelene Williams

“ There is nothing higher than love, and nothing lower than ignorance. ”

- Matshona Dhliwayo

“ I don't dream at night, I dream at day, I dream all day; I'm dreaming for living. ”

- Steven Spielberg

“ There is the great lesson of 'Beauty and the Beast,' that a thing must be loved before it is lovable. ”

- Chesterton

“ I pray you, do not fall in love with me, for I am falser than vows made in wine. ”

- William Shakespeare

“ There is more to sex appeal than just measurements. I don’t need a bedroom to prove my womanliness. I can convey just as much sex appeal, picking apples off a tree or standing in the rain. ”

- Audrey Hepburn

“ We need hearts with restored empathy And homes with restored hope ”

- Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr

“ Fake it 'till you make it. ”

- Gayle Forman