Quotes of Samuel Johnson

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No government power can be abused long. Mankind will not bear it. There is a remedy in human nature against tyranny, that will keep us safe under every form of government.

- Samuel Johnson

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

- Mahatma Gandhi

“ The love we say we feel for another is, in most cases, just a selfish hunt for our own happiness. ”

- Tatjana Ostojic

“ 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

“ The past can't hurt you anymore. Not unless you let it. They made you into a victim, Evey. They made you into a statistic. But, that's not the real you. That's not who you are inside. ”

- Alan Moore

“ 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

“ Your memory feels like home to me. So whenever my mind wanders, it always finds it’s way back to you. ”

- Ranata Suzuki

“ The highest function of love is that it makes the loved one a unique and irreplaceable being. ”

- Tom Robbins

“ Don't be afraid of the shadows, that only means there's a light nearby. ”

- Evanescence

“ When things do not go your way, remember that every challenge — every adversity — contains within it the seeds of opportunity and growth. ”

- Roy T. Bennett

“ It’s only after you’ve stepped outside your comfort zone that you begin to change, grow, and transform. ”

- Roy T. Bennett

“ If I love you more than you love me, I’m as good as dead. Yet I can’t make myself take it back. I can’t just walk away from you, because every time you pass by me without smiling, without touching my hand, or at least making eye contact, it feels like I’m dying inside. ”

- Rachel Vincent

“ I love women, but I feel like you can’t trust some of them. Some of them are liars, you know? Like I was in the park and I met this girl, she was cute and she had a dog. And I went up to her, we started talking. She told me her dog’s name. Then I said, ‘Does he bite?’ She said, ‘No.’ And I said, ‘Oh yeah? Then how does he eat?’ Liar. ”

- Demetri Martin

“ Armed with positive thoughts, it becomes easier to focus on your goals, while the opposite also holds true. ”

- Stephen Richards

“ Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great. ”

- Niccolo Machiavelli

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

- Annie Dillard

“ Numbers by popular consensus don’t make a wrong thing right, and if you are misunderstood for being right, don’t be afraid because they are not yet in the right time zone. ”

- Erwin D. Maramat

“ Where there’s marriage without love, there will be love without marriage. ”

- Benjamin Franklin

“ Willingness to show we are interested in our children’s needs takes the burden and worries off their minds. It shows compassion on our end, and it builds trust on their end. ”

- Charlena E. Jackson

“ Your environment will eat your goals and plans for breakfast. ”

- Steve Pavlina

“ When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself. ”

- Wayne Dyer

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

- Harold Geneen

“ If two people love each other there can be no happy end to it. ”

- Ernest Hemingway

“ Relationships are like Rome difficult to start out, incredible during the prosperity of the 'golden age', and unbearable during the fall. Then, a new kingdom will come along and the whole process will repeat itself until you come across a kingdom like Egypt... that thrives, and continues to flourish. This kingdom will become your best friend, your soul mate, and your love. ”

- Helen Keller

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

- Francois De La Rochefoucauld