Quotes of Alec Waugh

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We are under the spell always of what is distant from us. It is not in our nature to desire passionately what is near at hand.

- Alec Waugh

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“ The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work. ”

- Émile Zola

“ 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 learned this, at least, by my experiment; that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.. ”

- Thoreau

“ Never run from the truth. It is always there; it never changes – save your energy. ”

- Steve Maraboli

“ Do it big, do it right, and do it with style. ”

- Fried Astaire

“ Love is like the measles. The older you get it, the worse the attack. ”

- Mary Roberts Rinehart

“ Better to have loved and lost, than to have never loved at all. ”

- St. Augustine

“ Some people are not capable of loving you the way you need to be loved It might be wise to just wish them well and take care of yourself. ”

- Charles E Hudson

“ Hmm…now that I think about it, housecats are often coddled and petted. You don’t pet me nearly enough. You must be a lax owner. How selfish of you to deprive your cat of attention. ”

- Colleen Houck

“ Being love rather than giving or taking love, is the only thing that provides stability. ”

- Ram Dass

“ Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing. ”

- William Shakespeare

“ If every life is a river, then it's little wonder that we do not even notice the changes that occur until we are far out in the darkest sea. One day you look around and nothing is familiar, not even your own face. My name once meant daughter, grandaughter, friend, sister, beloved. Now those words mean only what their letters spell out; Star in the night sky. Truth in the darkness. I have crossed over to a place where I never thought I'd be. I am someone I would have never imagined. A secret. A dream. I am this, body and soul. Burn me. Drown me. Tell me lies. I will still be who I am. ”

- Alice Hoffman

“ If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there’d be peace. ”

- John Lennon

“ You don't need a million dollars in the bank. You just have to have passion, hustle and drive ”

- Daymond John

“ Choose being kind over being right, and you’ll be right every time. ”

- Richard Carlson

“ Living with a purpose in life is more fulfilling than living a rich lifestyle without a purpose. ”

- JOHN TASKINSOY

“ Better to have, and not need, than to need, and not have. ”

- Franz Kafka

“ Legacy is greater than currency ”

- Gary Vaynerchuk

“ Your heart is a powerful force. Use it consciously. ”

- Amy Leigh Mercree

“ Eyes not only see but reveal secrets that hidden within our very soul, as You and I stroll in this world in search for our true and better selves." Morco ”

- Jeff Morco

“ We cannot face up to what lies ahead, without facing up to what lies within. ”

- Eleesha

“ I am convinced that one should tell one's spiritual director if one has a great desire for Communion, for Our Lord does not come from Heaven every day to stay in a golden ciborium; He comes to find another heaven, the heaven of our soul in which He loves to dwell. ”

- St. Therese of Lisieux

“ Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love. ”

- Mother Teresa

“ As a woman, you are always empowering others and helping people out of their situations. The time has come, and the time is now, for you to take charge of your own journey. It doesn’t matter how young or how old you are. It is time for you to freefall into giving yourself a chance at love, and the first person you should fall in love with is yourself. ”

- Charlena E. Jackson