I was beginning to see, though, that the unknown wasn't always the greatest thing to fear. The people who know you best can be risker, because the words they say and things they think have the potential to be not only scary but true, as well.
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Related Be kind. We never know what people are going through. Give grace and mercy because one day your circ... GERMANY KENT Kindness is universal. Sometimes being kind allows others to see the goodness in humanity through yo... GERMANY KENT I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES Not everyone has the time to be normal. LJUPKA CVETANOVA I hate that just because you happen to be good at something,people automatically think that's what m... AMBER SMITH Congratulations, to the people which made gotham series, still need some more and extra work! DEYTH BANGER Friendship is a double-edged sword one side it can be great and true but the other side it spells be... GARY F EVANS... Be the best of you. Don’t do what society, your surroundings, or circumstances expect you to do. D... DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA I have the right to remain violente. Everything I say can and will be used against you. EMINEM To serve the world, serve yourself first by becoming happy and the best person that you can be. DEBASISH MRIDHA How to change the world: • spread positivity • bring people up instead of dragging the... GERMANY KENT Words do not create change as much as example does. Be the example BRENT M. JONES What if you are wrong? What if the gods sent you, and indeed the rest of us, not because we were nev... MARIE LU Don't you ever get the feeling that all your life is going by and you're not taking advantage of it?... ERNEST HEMINGWAY To have the cognitive abilities to do research and development is vital to a forever expanding world... GARY F EVANS... The first and foremost human right or fundamental right is the right to exist. APURVA GAGLANI If we ever put research into what the subconscious is we could probably come to the conclusion that ... GARY F EVANS... i know im not the girl you wanted. not the one you want to hear from. but what you see is what you g... SIMI GREWAL You know, I think I knew you for about three weeks before I ever really saw you smile. And then one ... SARAH DESSEN It's true. It's like the hidden secret that no one tells you. we can all be beautiful girls, Colie. ... SARAH DESSEN How should I know?" said Alice, surprised at her own courage. "It's no business of mine." The Q... LEWIS CARROLL The two men had a conversation. Brief, cryptic, to the point. As though they had exchanged numbers a... ARUNDHATI ROY It's a a damn good day to be alive. MICHAEL CLIFFORD Darkness is nothing but an opportunity to spread light JACKIE VIRAMONTEZ until we do what has not yet been done, what has not been done shall remain undone ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH To fear death, my friends, is only to think ourselves wise, without being wise: for it is to think t... SOCRATES And as you come to know Him, you're becoming like Him. The more you are like Him, the more different... CRAIG GROESCHEL To fear death, my friends, is only to think ourselves wise, without being wise: for it is to think t... SOCRATES The saying sell all your belongings & give to the poor simply means "Redirect your mind to the verit... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Life can only be understood looking backward. It must be lived forward. ERIC ROTH You're afraid of getting hurt like I'm afraid to die. It doesn't mean I'm not going to live every da... VI KEELAND Wesley Rush doesn't chase girls, but I'm chasing you. KODY KEPLINGER I turn and kick with the first one and feel myself being lifted and thrown towards the beach. It's l... MARK SMITH What the strag will think is that any man who can hitch the length and breadth of the galaxy, rough ... DOUGLAS ADAMS One of the things Ford Prefect had always found hardest to understand about humans was their habit o... DOUGLAS ADAMS Just because something's damaged doesn't mean it shouldn't be treated with respect.' 'Ad,... SARAH DESSEN You're supposed to fail sometimes. It's a required part of the human existence -Eli SARAH DESSEN It was terrible and awful when someone left you. You could move on, do the best you could, but like ... SARAH DESSEN …You don’t want the best of times to be just one thing, forever. You have to have a lot of bests... SARAH DESSEN I don't spend a lot of time asking "WHY?" Instead I focus on what I should do now or how I should re... JEFF DIXON-THE KEY TO THE KINGDOM The only thing you have to know are your words. EVA GABOR Every new day provides for you the opportunity to be your very best SOTONYE ANGA To be, or not to be, that is the question. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Anything that is exclusive will be accused of elitism; living one’s dreams will be called pretenti... FENNEL HUDSON To be the best is a choice you make on your own SOTONYE ANGA Millions of people acknowledge today that they do not know the meaning of life. JAMES C. DOBSON The sad heart needs work to do. JOAN BAUER One must simply take the days of their lives as they happen. If you spend time worrying over what is... R.J. GONZALES LIFE IS SIMPLY A BREATH OF ENERGY.......A FORCE OF THE UNKNOWN.......REVELATIONS...... SHENIKWA MALONE The unfortunate thing is that, sometimes, we slip, but, fortunately, consciously or unconsciously, w... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH I have always been a lone wolf and in the real sense of the word (people say it all the time but it'... C. JOYBELL C. I had nothing to say to these strangers, whoever or whatever they were. CATHERINE LACEY To be or not to be. That's not really a question. JEAN-LUC GODARD He's for you and wants to help you be the person He created you to be. CRAIG GROESCHEL I'm about to do something very clever and a tiny bit against the rules of the universe. It's importa... TOMMY DONBAVAND Judge not lest ye be judged. THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MATTHEW Don't let fear cripple you and keep you from trying new things, changing things, exploring and livin... AKIROQ BROST Have the courage to do what you're not ready to do. RICHIE NORTON - Mrzim sve što je odricanje! - Ni ja, Ivane, ne pristajem da se odričem. Ja hoću ceo, sav, ... DOBRICA ĆOSIć In the beginning the Universe was created. This had made many people very angry and has been wi... DOUGLAS ADAMS There was a terribly ghastly silence. There was a terribly ghastly noise. There was a terr... DOUGLAS ADAMS To make one mistake, and then fix it. It shows, a sign that you have understood the lesson. DEYTH BANGER She was restless. She drove a little too fast, swam a little too far offshore. She hitchhiked. She s... ELIZABETH WINDER Boring people live boring lives. HABEEB AKANDE Can I buy you a drink when you get off?" "I don't drink. Alcohol is bad for my legs." ERIC JEROME DICKEY He'd never forget what Naasir had said to him when Dmitri yelled that he didn't intend to bury anoth... NALINI SINGH Seeking survival, hostile, hidden from sight, Deliciously flavoured - juicy, sweet bite, E... CLAUDIA BAKKER He muttered something foul and then climbed the stairs, rapping twice on Timmie’s door. “Ri... JEANIENE FROST It all counts,' Adam said again. 'And the bottom line is, what defines you isn't how many times you ... SARAH DESSEN To me, summer has always been about potential. This was especially true when I was in high school. T... SARAH DESSEN ...You can't unlearn something, even if you want to. You know what you know. SARAH DESSEN To be or not to be is not a question of compromise. Either you be or you don't be. GOLDA MEIR It was about more fully inhabiting the life I have, not creating a new one. PATTI DIGH What lies ahead of you is better than what you have already experienced. JAACHYNMA N.E. AGU It's a sheer and an utter nonsense to even think or imagine that a person can gain and retain people... ANUJ SOMANY Stay true to yourself.Take everyday challenge in your stride & strive to make journey of life exactl... DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA Be true to yourself.Give wings of confidence & courage to your endeavour. Your strength is reflected... DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA Be true to yourself.Let your belief & thoughts for right cause are not compromised at any cost thoug... DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA You cannot become the best dancer by sitting and wishing. Take action, start dancing SOTONYE ANGA PEACE IS THE OBJECTIVE TO WAR, BUT THE BLOOD RUNNETH STILL NATALIE URQUIETA The words I'm singing now
Mean nothing more than meow to an animal THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS For those who have walked through the fires of hell and rather than fall to its flames, have emerged... SHERRILYN KENYON The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT Just because you believe something was true in the past does not mean it will be true in the future. JEFFREY FRY Each day I will accomplish one thing on my to do list. LAILAH GIFTY AKITA The only thing we know about the future is that it will be different. PETER DRUCKER I have a dream, I have a vision, I have a mission, I have to do something, I will do this at this ti... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH Though it is possible to utter words only with the intention to fulfill the will of God, it is very ... LEO TOLSTOY SACRIFICE OR SELFISHNESS -THE CRUCIAL CHOICE HENNA SOHAIL But this too is true: stories can save us. TIM O'BRIEN Far more important than being the first, be willing to settle for the best. M. LINCOLN SCHUSTER I think that many people will intentionally overlook all of the lifeless facts about their relations... C. JOYBELL C. To be honest, the only thing I ever really wanted to be was a writer - since I read 'Charlotte... LOUISE PENNY Creativity is not just thinking outside the box but living outside it. VICTOR SHAMAS Remember that yours is not the only heart that may be wishing for love. CAMERON DOKEY Be who you want to be not what others think you should be. BILAL SAIF Do I have the courage of being a ruthless man to myself with the complete knowledge on my manner or ... FEREIDOON YAZDI i am not afraid of death , i just like it here AHMED A. MUHAMMAD He doesn't mind if he dies... indeed, he would like to die; but yet he fears to fall. He would welco... WILLIAM GOLDING When things aren't going well, you have to bring youth in because the youngsters have a complete lac... ROD MARSH
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SARAH DESSEN The language of solace, and comets, and the girls we all become, in the end. SARAH DESSEN This world is an awful/ugly place not to have a best friend. SARAH DESSEN its reall bad SARAH DESSEN Just like that, with one phone call, she was a daughter again. SARAH DESSEN I hoped that Grace would be a little bit of the best of all of us: Scarlett's spirit, and my mother'... SARAH DESSEN If you have just one person believe in you, you'll always find your way SARAH DESSEN You can't just plan a moment when things get back on track, just as you can't plan the moment you lo... SARAH DESSEN And that was it; it was so easy for her. My own memories did not even belong to me. But I knew she w... SARAH DESSEN I knew I had to keep him to myself, as I'd slowly begun to keep everything. We had secrets now, trut... SARAH DESSEN He wasn't what I'd thought he was; maybe he never had been. I wasn't what I'd thought I was, either. SARAH DESSEN When I pictured myself, it was always like just an outline in a coloring book, with the inside not y... SARAH DESSEN Mom." I couldn't believe she was doing this again. She was taking this moment, this time when I was ... SARAH DESSEN I wondered again why the right thing always seemed to be met with so much resistance, when you'd thi... SARAH DESSEN Macon: “It’s true. And if that doesn’t work, use the Jedi Mind Trick. But only if you really h... SARAH DESSEN Don't be a fool. Don't give up something important to hold onto someone who can't even say they love... SARAH DESSEN I've given lots of people chances," she said suddenly, as if Marion was still in the room to hear us... SARAH DESSEN I watched my mother do what she did best, and realized there would never be a way to cut myself from... SARAH DESSEN You can't just turn your heart off like a faucet; you have to go to the source and dry it out, drop ... SARAH DESSEN You can't just plan a moment when things get back on track, just as you can't plan the moment you lo... SARAH DESSEN What is family? They were the people who claimed you. In good, in bad, in parts or in whole, they we... SARAH DESSEN Because this is what happens when you try to run from the past. It just doesn’t catch up, it overt... SARAH DESSEN Sometimes it seems safer to hold it all in, where the only person who can judge is yourself. SARAH DESSEN The bottom line is, what defines you isn't how many times you crash, but the number of times you get... SARAH DESSEN An ending was an ending. No matter how many pages of sentences and paragraphs of great stories led u... SARAH DESSEN So many times it seemed like there were chances to stop things before they started. Or even stop the... SARAH DESSEN Friends are honest with each other. Even if the truth hurts. -Maggie SARAH DESSEN Two a.m.' He swallowed, then said, "You know. The person you can call at two a.m. and, no matter wha... SARAH DESSEN So much had happened that morning. Yet it was this image, this moment, that i kept going back to hou... SARAH DESSEN [Adam picks up the camera] "I have to get a shot of this." The reaction in the room was swift, ... SARAH DESSEN You get what you give, but also what you're willing to take. SARAH DESSEN It didn't make you noble to step away from something that wasn't working, even if you thought you we... SARAH DESSEN There's a kind of radar that you get, after years of being talked about and made fun of by other peo... SARAH DESSEN You can't make any one person your world. The trick is to take what each can give you and build a wo... SARAH DESSEN Hate Spinnerbait! SARAH DESSEN It's a lot easier to be lost than found. It's the reason we're always searching and rarely discovere... SARAH DESSEN It doesn't matter, anyway, why you like me. Just that you do. SARAH DESSEN Suddenly, I was just sure he was going to kiss me. He was there, I could feel his breath, the ground... SARAH DESSEN There was something so heavy about the burden of history, of the past. I wasn't sure I had it in me ... SARAH DESSEN Oh for God's sake,' Heather said, 'I wish you two would just go out, fail miserably as a couple, and... SARAH DESSEN It's a great compliment that people think they're fast reads. It's always funny to me because it tak... SARAH DESSEN Wherever you will go, I will let you down, But this lullaby goes on. SARAH DESSEN I think my mother characters have changed a lot since Sasha was born, just because I understand what... SARAH DESSEN With love like that, you can't get pick about how it finds you or the details. All that matters is t... SARAH DESSEN You want me to give her a key?" the guy asked. "I want you to give her a possibility," she told... SARAH DESSEN What was it like to be so confident even in your failings that you weren't the least bit bothered wh... 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SARAH DESSEN It [I'm leaving] wasn't really necessary to say, especially if you were already walking away. Almost... SARAH DESSEN It was so risky and so scary, and yet at the same time, so beautiful. Maybe the truth was, it should... SARAH DESSEN When you don't know where you're going, maybe it wasn't such a bad thing to have more than you need. SARAH DESSEN That's not a real answer.' Says who?' Says me. I mean real fear, like of failure, of death... SARAH DESSEN It's hard to be nice when the rest of the world is so mean. SARAH DESSEN I want the white one SARAH DESSEN As Isabel acted out her date, both of them laughing, I stayed in the kitchen, out of sight, and pret... SARAH DESSEN Isn't it weird," I said, "the way you remember things, when someone's gone?" What do you mean?"... SARAH DESSEN I can still see Boo sitting there on the floor, cross-legged, holding my Ken and watching my face as... SARAH DESSEN So what's your doll's name?" Boo asked me. "Barbie," I said. "All their names are Barbie." SARAH DESSEN Why should I even bother? What's the point, really?" He thought for a moment. "Who says there h... SARAH DESSEN I couldn't imagine what it would be like to be one of so many, to have not just parents and siblings... SARAH DESSEN If someone is really close with you, your getting upset or them getting upset is okay, and they don�... SARAH DESSEN Restoring order of my personal universe suddenly seemed imperative, as I refolded my T-shirts, stuff... SARAH DESSEN There were so many places in my time with Rogerson that I wished I could go back to, hitting the sto... SARAH DESSEN That's what this has been all about for you, correct? Make it clear. That you and me--it was nothing... SARAH DESSEN And for one second, it was like I could feel the timing clicking together, finally pieces falling in... SARAH DESSEN Sometimes, you have to manufacture your own history. Give fate a push, so to speak. SARAH DESSEN It was amazing how you could get so far from where you'd planned, and yet find it was exactly were y... SARAH DESSEN These were always the weirdest trips for me, when it was midnight or even later, and we pulled up to... SARAH DESSEN You couldn't just pick and choose at will when someone depended on you, or loved you. It wasn't like... SARAH DESSEN Story of my life. SARAH DESSEN instead, we just sat there, together but really apart, watching a show about a stranger and all her ... SARAH DESSEN I understood now. This voice, the one that had been trying to get my attention all this time, callin... SARAH DESSEN I am the middle sister. The one in between. Not oldest, not youngest, not boldest, not nicest. I am ... SARAH DESSEN I'd been convinced I was on the outside, but really, I'd always been within arm's reach. All I had t... SARAH DESSEN Because this is what happens when you try to run from the past. it doesn't just catch up: it overtak... SARAH DESSEN Because the truth sometimes hurts," I said. Yeah," he said. "So do lies, though. SARAH DESSEN