Quotes of Doris Lessing

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We use our parents like recurring dreams, to be entered into when needed.

- Doris Lessing

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“ The purpose of life is not to be happy—but to matter, to be productive, to be useful, to have it make some difference that you lived at all. ”

- Leo Rosten

“ Do I care about pleasure? Yes. But I don't believe in happiness. ”

- Tatiana Vedenska

“ When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you. ”

- Plato

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

- Neal A. Maxwell

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

- Unknown

“ This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness. ”

- Dalai Lama

“ Unless you love someone, nothing else makes sense. ”

- e.e. cummings

“ When we go into stillness we can hear our soul’s voice loud and clear. If we speak from our heart we share our soul’s melody with the world. ”

- Christina Goetz

“ Love is always open arms. If you close your arms about love you will find that you are left holding only yourself. ”

- Leo Buscaglia

“ Close your eyes, take your time and listen. ”

- Maxime Lagacé

“ The one that’s different often has the odds stacked against them but usually ends up with the biggest rewards so it’s always worth it. ”

- TorronLee Dewar

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

- Melissa Marr

“ You see, when we set goals that feel safer and achievable, we are caving in to our own preconceived notions of what we are capable of. We’re not pushing past our comfort zone; we’re just settling for status quo. ”

- Ruth Soukup

“ Don’t marry him. Don’t be with him. Be with me. ”

- Jenny Han

“ Never worry a bit in Life. Always be full of merriment. ”

- sharda sriram

“ A lack of clarity could put the brakes on any journey to success. ”

- Steve Maraboli

“ 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

“ When you become the image of your own imagination, it's the most powerful thing you could ever do. ”

- RuPaul

“ The only shortcut I have found to life is to sharpen my teeth on the bones of the wise. ”

- Vic Stah Milien

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

- Jackie Griffin

“ I think romantic love evolved to enable you to focus your mating energy on just one individual at a time, thereby conserving mating time and energy. ”

- Helen Fisher

“ All things are difficult before they are easy. ”

- Thomas Fuller

“ Buy a pup and your money will buy Love unflinching that cannot lie. ”

- Rudyard Kipling

“ Anxiety is love's greatest killer. It makes others feel as you might when a drowning man holds on to you. You want to save him, but you know he will strangle you with his panic. ”

- Anais Nin