Quotes of Dame Rebecca West

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If the whole human race lay in one grave, the epitaph on its headstone might well be: "It seemed a good idea at the time.".

- Dame Rebecca West

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“ Every second that passes is another grain of sand in your hourglass that is gone, forever lost in time. ”

- Nyki Mack

“ If you love something so much let it go. If it comes back it was meant to be; if it doesn't it never was ”

- Albert Schweitzer

“ If I envision a just, fair future, I must behave justly and fairly today. ”

- Elena Aguilar

“ We love those who admire us, but not those whom we admire. ”

- Francois De La Rochefoucauld

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

- Ernest Shackleton

“ How would your life be different if…You stopped allowing other people to dilute or poison your day with their words or opinions? Let today be the day…You stand strong in the truth of your beauty and journey through your day without attachment to the validation of others ”

- Steve Maraboli

“ A failure is always in the passenger seat in his or her life. ”

- Stephen Richards

“ 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

“ Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened. ”

- Dr. Seuss

“ I felt overwhelmed. I didn’t expect a first kiss to be so…life altering. In a few brief moments, the rule book of my universe had been rewritten. Suddenly I was a brand new person. I was as fragile as a newborn, but instead of the doctor placing me in my mother’s arms, he’d put me in Ren’s. What would Ren do with me? Would he draw me near, soothe me, and teach me about this new world or would he reject me and tell the doctor there must be some mistake. There was no way to know. What a breakable and delicate thing a heart was, no wonder I’d kept mine locked away. ”

- Colleen Houck

“ I don't dream at night, I dream at day, I dream all day; I'm dreaming for living. ”

- Steven Spielberg

“ I can't make someone stay, but I can make me stay with someone. A successful relationship needs a constant decision to remain committed. ”

- Jeffrey Alcuizar Igot

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

- Napoleon Hill

“ Perfect is annoying, boring, and impossible to sustain. Knowing how to translate conscientiousness into something beyond the fleeting satisfaction of “me” toward a “we” mindset is the best move you can make. ”

- Kristen Lee

“ Love is the answer. But while you're waiting for the answer, sex brings up some pretty good questions. ”

- Woody Allen

“ Those we love never truly leave us, Harry. There are things that death cannot touch. ”

- Jack Thorne

“ The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why ”

- Mark Twain

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

- Annie Dillard

“ As powerful as your genetic combination is in determining the outcome of your life, your decisions are more powerful. You will ultimately look like your decisions. ”

- Kingsley Opuwari Manuel

“ If you suddenly stumble upon the right door, you will not be able to recognize that it is right. ”

- Osho

“ All for one and one for all. ”

- Alexandre Dumas