Quotes of Augusten Burroughs

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I was in advertising for years. That was cushy, you know? It's pretty cushy in a lot of ways, but I hated it.

- Augusten Burroughs

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“ Visionary decisionmaking happens at the intersection of intuition and logic. ”

- Gandhi

“ It is easier to believe a lie than to claim parts of you that have been scattered and buried. Your willingness to search for what's been lost merely points to how immensely powerful you are. ”

- Kirstyn Lazur

“ Sometimes the hardest one to see . . .is the one standing right before you. ”

- Lenora Porch

“ A heart filled with anger has no room for love. ”

- Joan Lunden

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

- George Edward Woodberry

“ What I stand for is what I stand on. ”

- Wendell Berry

“ Love cannot be hidden. It even shines in the darkest places." ~ Carla Olson Gade, The Shadow Catcher's Daughter ”

- Carla Olson Gade

“ I do love nothing in the world so well as you is not that strange? ”

- William Shakespeare

“ Uncertainty will always be part of the taking charge process. ”

- Harold Geneen

“ Love is like a gold mine, The deeper you dig in your heart, the more love you receive. ”

- Bzam

“ Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds, Or bends with the remover to remove. O no, it is an everfixed mark That looks on tempests and is never shaken; It is the star to every wand'ring bark, Whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken." (Sonnet 116) ”

- William Shakespeare

“ There’s only so many variations on the basics of human relationships. To me, it’s all about the detail and how you tell the story. How you say, ‘I love you.’ ”

- K. Flay

“ Such is my relationship with God: on my gigantic canvass of life, I am the one throwing all of the brightlycolored paints, creating genuine splatters, authentic whirlpools of color, beautiful patterns, wonderful streaks and stains and wild accents; God is the one with the paintbrush who stands beside my canvass filling all the intricate and amazing details in between the whirlpools and the streaks! We're happy together! ”

- C. JoyBell C.

“ The true miracle lies in our eagerness to allow, appreciate, and honor the uniqueness, and freedom of each sentient being to sing the song of their heart. ”

- Amit Ray

“ Damn right you are. Tinley, you know I love you, and I want nothing but the best for you. But you are only as capable as you believe you are. I know you could do anything you want to in this world, but you have to want it and tell yourself you can actually do it. Stop second guessing yourself and let yourself live. Truly live. ”

- Alexandria Bishop

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

- Orhan Pamuk

“ To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best. ”

- William M. Thackery

“ If you don't run your own life, somebody else will. ”

- John Atkinson

“ Opportunity does not knock, it presents itself when you beat down the door. ”

- Kyle Chandler

“ If you care about someone enough, you’ll always be there for them no matter what. ”

- Roy T. Bennett

“ Keep away from small people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great. ”

- Mark Twain

“ Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose. ”

- Victor Frankl

“ How many slams in an old screen door? Depends how loud you shut it. How many slices in a bread? Depends how thin you cut it. How much good inside a day? Depends how good you live 'em. How much love inside a friend? Depends how much you give 'em. ”

- Shel Silverstein

“ I’ll hold you in my heart, till I can hold you in my arms. ”

- Unknown