Quotes of Daniel Okrent

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I think it's one of the Times' problems that they haven't made it clear to readers what various formats mean.

- Daniel Okrent

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

- Richard Carlson

“ But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires: To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night. To know the pain of too much tenderness. To be wounded by your own understanding of love; And to bleed willingly and joyfully. To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving; To rest at noon hour and meditate love's ecstasy; To return home at eventide with gratitude; And then to sleep with a prayer for the beloved in your heart and a song of praise on your lips. ”

- Kahlil Gibran

“ You are attracted to the love you didn't receive as a child ”

- Jodi Ann Quarrie

“ Be brave. Don't just live in your cave till your grave. ”

- RVM

“ Tomorrow I will run more courageously, more outrageously. ”

- 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

“ A heart, once stolen, can never be taken back. ”

- Marissa Meyer

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

- Henry David Thoreau

“ Repetition is the mother of skill. (might be someone else who wrote it). ”

- Anthony Robbins

“ One rarely falls in love without being as much attracted to what is interestingly wrong with someone as what is objectively healthy. ”

- Alain de Botton

“ The difference between the love of a man and the love of a woman is that a man will always give reasons for loving, but a woman gives no reasons for loving. ”

- Fulton J. Sheen

“ Nothing can bring a real sense of security into the home except true love. ”

- Billy Graham

“ I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is pressed Against the earth's sweet flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all day And lifts her leafy arms to pray; A tree that may in summer wear A nest of robins in her hair; Upon whose bosom snow has lain; Who intimately lives with rain. Poems are made by fools like me, But only God can make a tree. ”

- Joyce Kilmer

“ Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything. ”

- Napoleon Hill

“ We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love. ”

- Mother Teresa

“ Fairies with gossamer wings, Bring forth beauty, grace and joyful things. Fairies of the earth are caretakers of our soil, water and trees, They watch over beautiful creatures such as bears, bunnies and bees. Fairies ask that you breathe in and appreciate the vantage point from which you stand, Then trod carefully and respectfully with each intentional step you make across this beautiful land. ”

- Molly Friedenfeld

“ Love alone could waken love. ”

- Pearl S. Buck

“ If you can dream it, you can do it. Always remember that this whole thing was started with a dream and a mouse. ”

- Walt Disney

“ There will be tough workouts when the athlete has to really dig deep, believe, and not give up when the pain seems too much. The athlete can respond in one of two ways: Yield to the pain and selfdoubt or decide that fear will not determine his or her potential. It's hard (and usually uncomfortable) work breaking through old barriers and selfdefeating thought patterns to see meaningful progress, and fear is an absolutely natural response, but you can't let it become a limiter. ”

- Siri Lindley

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

- Francis Shenstone

“ If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there’d be peace. ”

- John Lennon

“ Is there any positive energy like enthusiasm? ”

- Lailah Gifty Akita

“ The pillow looked astonished, wondering what ended the late night river that used to run through it, but only he knows that she is the reason ”

- Ismaaciil C. Ubax