Quotes of John Updike

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America is a vast conspiracy to make you happy.

- John Updike

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“ Choose being kind over being right, and you’ll be right every time. ”

- Richard Carlson

“ Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that. ”

- Martin Luther King Jr.

“ We will either find a way, or make one. ”

- Hannibal

“ To be human is to be broken and broken is its own kind of beautiful. ”

- robert m drake

“ The only time we can effect an action is now. So learn from the past, have a vision for your future but act NOW. Today will soon be your past so don’t miss your present. ? ”

- Andrea McGibbon

“ Because, if you could love someone, and keep loving them, without being loved back . . . then that love had to be real. It hurt too much to be anything else. ”

- Sarah Cross

“ Denna is a wild thing," I explained. "Like a hind or a summer storm. If a storm blows down your house, or breaks a tree, you don't say the storm was mean. It was cruel. It acted according to its nature and something unfortunately was hurt. The same is true of Denna. ”

- Patrick Rothfuss

“ Sometimes we may feel disheartened and demoralized but we must keep faith in ourselves. We may be going through a lot of ups and downs in our life. But we must realise that growth begins from chaos! ”

- Avijeet Das

“ Better to have, and not need, than to need, and not have. ”

- Franz Kafka

“ All for one and one for all. ”

- Alexandre Dumas

“ Glorious indeed is the world of God around us, but more glorious the world of God within us. ”

- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“ The highest function of love is that it makes the loved one a unique and irreplaceable being. ”

- Tom Robbins

“ We are mathematical equations where your life is the sum of all choices you've made until now. The good news is you can change the equation so that you start making a difference in your life. ”

- Steve Maraboli

“ Your best creative assets do not occur unless you do a mental shift. You have to be in a positive frame of mind because inspiration is fleeting. I walk to work for inspiration and to clear my mind. ”

- Ron Ben Israel

“ Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. ”

- Max Ehrmann

“ Leaders in OVER their heads is the mere result of getting ahead of their intended SEASON. ”

- John Paul Warren

“ There is real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment ”

- Norman Vincent Peale

“ Love is like a brick. You can build a house, or you can sink a dead body. ”

- Lady Gaga

“ I marinate my life in gratitude, creativity and love. What about you? ”

- Francis Shenstone

“ What if it becomes less about how we look and more about how much we care? What if it becomes less about how much money we earn and more about how much we share our good fortune? Imagine a world where who we are in our hearts is the ultimate status symbol. ”

- Amy Leigh Mercree

“ Those we love never truly leave us, Harry. There are things that death cannot touch. ”

- Jack Thorne

“ Tell me then, does love make one a fool or do only fools fall in love? ”

- Orhan Pamuk

“ True love is not so much a matter of romance as it is a matter of anxious concern for the wellbeing of one's companion. ”

- Gordon B. Hinckley

“ The desires of man are frequently more influential than their rational thought. ”

- RJ Intindola

“ If you really want to do something, you'll find a way. If you don't, you'll find an excuse. ”

- Jim Rohn