Quotes of John Updike

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From infancy on, we are all spies; the shame is not this but that the secrets to be discovered are so paltry and few.

- John Updike

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“ If A equals success, then the formula is A equals X plus Y and Z, with X being work, Y play, and Z keeping your mouth shut. ”

- Albert Einstein

“ Family where life begins & love never ends. ”

- Unknown

“ 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

“ To be human is to be broken and broken is its own kind of beautiful. ”

- robert m drake

“ 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

“ Tomorrow I will run more courageously, more outrageously. ”

- Talismanist Giebra

“ Love is blind; friendship closes its eyes. ”

- Friedrich Nietzsche

“ Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. ”

- Max Ehrmann

“ We always see our worst selves. Our most vulnerable selves. We need someone else to get close enough to tell us we’re wrong. Someone we trust. ”

- David Levithan

“ Love shapes who you are in many ways. Its presence or absence in our youth impacts our adulthood, which impacts our future generations; the cycle has to be restarted somewhere. ”

- Hani Selim

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

- Daymond John

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

- Vic Stah Milien

“ Is there any positive energy like enthusiasm? ”

- Lailah Gifty Akita

“ Every man is a boyfriend. But some people do not have the ability to become husbands. ”

- Sajal Ahmed

“ Never apologize for burning too brightly or collapsing into yourself every night. That is how galaxies are made. ”

- Tyler Kent White

“ Love is always patient and kind. It is never jealous. Love is never boastful or conceited. It is never rude or selfish. It does not take offense and is not resentful. Love takes no pleasure in other people’s sins, but delights in the truth. It is always ready to excuse, to trust, to hope, and to endure whatever comes. ”

- Anonymous

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

- Napoleon Hill

“ Don't worry when people only bring up your past. It's only because your present and future looks brighter and better than theirs ”

- Kimberking

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

- Steve Maraboli

“ Enmity builds walls; love builds bridges. Enlightenment is the highway to world peace. ”

- Matshona Dhliwayo

“ Do not let your negative thoughts have power over you because those thoughts will end up controlling your life. No one can live a positive life with a negative mind. ”

- Roy T. Bennett

“ You are successful in my book if you do what you love for a living; you do not owe money to anyone; you have a place what you call home; you have a wife/husband, a girlfriend/boyfriend, or a partner who loves and respects you; and most importantly, you are surrounded by friends and loved ones who stand by you in good and bad days. ”

- JOHN TASKINSOY

“ Meditation is a way for nourishing and blossoming the divinity within you. ”

- Amit Ray

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

- Evanescence

“ Where you go, I shall go; where you die, I shall die, and there will I be buried. ”

- Rosamund Hodge