Quotes of Ben Okri

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I went to London because, for me, it was the home of literature. I went there because of Dickens and Shakespeare. No, let's say Shakespeare and Dickens, to get them in the right order.

- Ben Okri

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“ 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

“ The only love that I really believe in is a mother’s love for her children. ”

- Karl Lagerfeld

“ Warm someone's cheek Whisper Caress Kiss for 10 seconds, or more, or for the rest of your life Be there Love Long Belong Be loyal Be love Be with someone always Belong to yourself ”

- David C. Sarnacki

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

- Melissa Marr

“ Everything is easier said than done. Wanting something is easy. Saying something is easy. The challenge and the reward are in the doing. ”

- Steve Maraboli

“ Some symbols reach to your primordial archives. ”

- Talismanist Giebra

“ When people think they know you and put you in a box, keep growing and give them the box. ”

- Jackie Griffin

“ When your only competition is becoming a better you, you will always win the game. ”

- Jackie Griffin

“ If our love isn't written in the stars, Why the very moment we truly locked eyes for the first time does one fly straight by. There's something to be said about twinsouls and meeting eye to eye, the soul ignites its fire for the very first time. ”

- Nikki Rowe

“ Our own selfesteem is something we can actually twist in whatever way we want. ”

- Stephen Richards

“ Live every day like it’s your last. ”

- Unknown

“ It takes guts and humility to admit mistakes. Admitting we're wrong is courage, not weakness. ”

- Roy T. Bennett

“ If you fuel your journey on the opinions of others, you are going to run out of gas. ”

- Steve Maraboli

“ 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

“ Art and love are the same thing: It’s the process of seeing yourself in things that are not you. ”

- Chuck Klosterman

“ I have come from the End of the World. From the River of Dreams, through the gauntlet and the Briar and the Deep Wyld, in order to stand before you today. I have but one request—to take my place at your side. To resume my duty as your knight, and to protect you and your kingdom for as long as I draw breath. ”

- Julie Kagawa

“ Now, I return to this young fellow. And the communication I have got to make is, that he has great expectations. ”

- Charles Dickens

“ Spend the afternoon, you can't take it with you. ”

- Annie Dillard

“ One word Frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love. ”

- Sophocles

“ If I had to live my life again, I’d make the same mistakes, only sooner. ”

- Tallulah Bankhead

“ An idea can turn to dust or magic, depending on the talent that rubs against it. ”

- William Bernbach

“ Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning. ”

- Albert Einstein

“ Sometimes what seems so right turns out wrong and what seems so wrong turns out right. What do I call this phenomenon? Life. ”

- Charles F. Glassman

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

- Ernest Hemingway

“ Superhuman effort isn't worth a damn unless it achieves results. ”

- Ernest Shackleton