Quotes of Isak Dinesen

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I don't believe in evil; I believe only in horror. In nature there is no evil, only an abundance of horror: the plagues and the blights and the ants and the maggots.

- Isak Dinesen

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“ Getting an idea should be like sitting down on a pin. It should make you jump up and do something. ”

- E. L. Simpson

“ Willingness to show we are interested in our children’s needs takes the burden and worries off their minds. It shows compassion on our end, and it builds trust on their end. ”

- Charlena E. Jackson

“ Sometimes the hardest one to see . . .is the one standing right before you. ”

- Lenora Porch

“ I don't think you can define love. ”

- Harry Styles

“ Love is blind; friendship closes its eyes. ”

- Friedrich Nietzsche

“ My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style. ”

- Maya Angelou

“ I've always kept one emotional suitcase packed. With you, I live out of one, every day, and I keep a cab on speed dial. ”

- Heather Angelika Dooley

“ How can I put the Auras back in the chest?” I asked, terror boiling inside my stomach. “You can’t. Not if those that were or will be struck by them won’t be eager to express their feelings and let you help them. You do not change people, dearie. It’s the people that change themselves. You’re the Guardian, but they’re the bearers,” the Oracle whispered. “I’m no Guardian. I’m doomed!” I said and I knew that this was true. ”

- Victoria Moschou

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

- Matshona Dhliwayo

“ Don't be afraid of the shadows, that only means there's a light nearby. ”

- Evanescence

“ The art of existence is to find a sensation of spiritual expansion that makes you larger than existence itself. ”

- Talismanist Giebra

“ Take wrong turns. Talk to strangers. Open unmarked doors. And if you see a group of people in a field, go find out what they are doing. Do things without always knowing how they'll turn out. You're curious and smart and bored, and all you see is the choice between working hard and slacking off. There are so many adventures that you miss because you're waiting to think of a plan. To find them, look for tiny interesting choices. And remember that you are always making up the future as you go. ”

- Randall Munroe

“ Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence. ”

- Ovid

“ What I stand for is what I stand on. ”

- Wendell Berry

“ You have to be the bravest person in the world to go out every day, being yourself when no one likes who you are. ”

- Matthew

“ Where there’s marriage without love, there will be love without marriage. ”

- Benjamin Franklin

“ I don't think you should wait. I think you should speak now. ”

- Taylor Swift

“ Without term limits, some remain in office for decades; as a result, their power increases and they feel entitled, and ignore the people they represent; but do not be fooled that term limits would ultimately change representation, for it’s the ignorance of the populace who continue returning the same people to office. ”

- RJ Intindola

“ It takes writing a billion bad words before you get to the good ones. ”

- Ray Bradbury

“ I may not be where I want to be, but if I stop now, I'll NEVER get where I'm going! ”

- Laura Lynch

“ Love is beautiful as written in The Greatest Proposal Book ”

- Khuliso Mamathoni

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

- RJ Intindola

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

- Lady Gaga

“ Education must not simply teach work – it must teach Life. ”

- W. E. B. Du Bois