Quotes of George Steiner

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To shoot a man because one disagrees with his interpretation of Darwin or Hegel is a sinister tribute to the supremacy of ideas in human affairs — but a tribute nevertheless.

- George Steiner

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“ Pet names are a persistant remnant of childhood, a reminder that life is not always so serious, so formal, so complicated. They are a reminder, too, that one is not all things to all people. ”

- Jhumpa Lahiri

“ Friendship not defined by words Friendship only defined by action ”

- Arshdeep Singh Samrala

“ A good idea always attracts other good ideas. ”

- Patrick Ness

“ Tuhan kan nggak mungkin langsung sedekah ke orangorang, ya kalianlah sedekah duit kalau punya duit, sedekah ilmu, sedekah senyum. Masa sih kalau sudah gitu Tuhan gak bales cintamu? Tapi gak mungkin dia belaibelai langsung rambutmu, sentuh bibirmu. Maka Tuhan ciptakan “wakil”nya, yaitu pacarmu. Maka doalah, “Tuhan, semoga pacarku ini betulbetul orang yang kau pilihkan untukku. ”

- Sujiwo Tejo

“ Always go with the choice that scares you the most, because that’s the one that is going to help you grow. ”

- Unknown

“ Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure. ”

- George Edward Woodberry

“ It was like I’d met my life’s purpose. Like I’d been hurtling through the cosmos, blind, and without a destiny and he gave me one. He was fated to be the man who would break my heart at last. The heart I’d kept under scrutiny, sheltered, for this long, he tore through the heavy vaults and ripped it right out of my chest. From then on, there was no me, and no him. There was only us. ”

- Ellie Fox

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

- RVM

“ Enmity builds walls; love builds bridges. Enlightenment is the highway to world peace. ”

- Matshona Dhliwayo

“ Remember when your heart is empty, don’t fill it with lies and deception. ”

- RJ Intindola

“ I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet. ”

- Mahatma Gandhi

“ The purpose of life is to love, the purpose of love is to live. ”

- Matshona Dhliwayo

“ A real decision is measured by the fact that you've taken a new action. If there's no action, you haven't truly decided. ”

- Anthony Robbins

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

- Orhan Pamuk

“ The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new. ”

- Socrates

“ The purpose of literature is to turn blood into ink. ”

- T.S. Eliot

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

- Melissa Marr

“ 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

“ I know in my heart that man is good, that what is right will always eventually triumph, and there is purpose and worth to each and every life. ”

- Ronald Reagan

“ And these aches in my heart create poetry! ”

- Avijeet Das

“ When love is pursued, fear is surrendered, and you gain the freedom to worship in spirit and in truth. ”

- Deborah Brodie

“ Anything that you learn becomes your wealth, a wealth that cannot be taken away from you; whether you learn it in a building called school or in the school of life. To learn something new is a timeless pleasure and a valuable treasure. And not all things that you learn are taught to you, but many things that you learn you realize you have taught yourself. ”

- C. JoyBell C.

“ Writing is the knitting of the soul ”

- Khaled Talib

“ Are you asking me to undress, Tris?' A nervous laugh gurgles from my throat. 'Only ... partially ”

- Veronica Roth

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

- Neal A. Maxwell