"To live only for some future goal is shallow. It's the sides of the mountain that sustain life, not the top."
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purpose Quotes
"Consolation [10w] Man finds consolation in love, laughter and Ben & Jerry's."
"Men die in battle; women die in childbirth."
"Missed Childhood [10w] + {Couplet} Adolescence spent upon a cross,regrettably is childhood's loss."
"Jealousy [10w] Jealousy's like being reprimanded for a crime you haven't committed."
"Love vs. the Three Headed Dragon In relationships, the corrosive venom of the three-headed dragon areindifference, fault-finding and 'take-each-other-for-grantedness'.Only these cantarnish the shining armor of amour."
"Diet and Exorcise [10w] The most effective diet is hanging around with fat people."
"Russian, Metafizicheskiy-poshlost This is the humorous metaphysical banality like watching Tolstoy's wife, Sophia, nag her husband about leaving borscht stains on the table linen. The resulting discombobulation totally messed up the ending of Anna Karenina."
"Leaps of Faith [10w] Like religion, leaps of faith are behind all idealistic movements."
"Over [10w] It's never ever over because the fat lady can't sing."
"It is the same way with dating. The time you are most prepared for dating is when you don't need anyone to complete you, fulfill you, or instill in you a sense of worth or purpose."
"Promising vs. Promises A promising life comes from a childhood without broken promises."
"A Dream Come True [10w] A dream come true is a nightmare in the making."
"Can you understand? Someone, somewhere, can you understand me a little, love me a little? For all my despair, for all my ideals, for all that - I love life. But it is hard, and I have so much - so very much to learn."
"A Moment Before Impact [10w] The deer's eyes were moonstones, reflecting back my car's headlights."
"In such a person, sadness breeds purpose; finding inspiration in the darkness and often times, I believe, they will impress a hell onto their own lives in order to re-create it, that others might suffer the experience from the comfort of their armchairs. - Quote from Her Past's Present."
"If you are unclear about what attitudes you adhere to, you will have a difficult time evaluation which ones are not serving your highest good."
"Poetry as Entertainment [10w] Poetry that's not entertaining is just a self-indulgent laundry list."
"Amputees Smart phones and the internet are the prosthetics our century cannot live without.Until we can put them down to take a quiet walk in the woods,we are all amputees."
"Did He Do the Right Thing? I walked out of the room. I did not stay to watch my beloved draw her last breath because I didn't want all my magical memories of her tainted by the profanity of death."