WHAT PEOPLE MAY THINK Some people cower and wince and shrink, owing to fear of what people may think. There is one answer to worries like these: people may think what the devil they please.
Piet Hein
Related There are people. There are stories. The people think they shape the stories, ... ALAN MOORE All good people agree, And all good people say, All nice people, like Us, are We An... RUDYARD KIPLING People will think you brilliant only if you tell them what they know. To avoid being tho... LAURA RIDING JACKSON I do not think I was made to help people." "And what were you made to do?" "... DEVIN MADSON Some people Are worthy of a bullet straight to the heart because that is where cruelt... ELLEN HOPKINS Stop thinking, and end your problems. What difference between yes and no? What difference ... LAO TZU People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. I... MOTHER TERESA Note and Quote to Self – What you think, say and do! Your life mainly consists of 3 thi... ALLAN RUFUS THE CURSE May they never Return home at night... May you have no part of ... VISAR ZHITI May you find serenity and tranquility in a worl... SANDRA STURTZ HAUSS I'm afraid that the following syllogism may be used by some in the future. Turing believe... ALAN TURING I think there's a reason he has come back to Utah, ... For some reason, I got a second <... AMY HALL
The Paradoxical Commandments
People are illogical, unreasonable, and se... KENT M. KEITH What hope is here for modern rhyme To him, who turns a musing eye On songs, and deeds, and... ALFRED TENNYSON Something about telling that story made my gut grow back together." What?" Oh, nothing. Ju... JOHN GREEN Are you thinking what i'm thinking, That you thinked that i Thinked, That you could think what i may... NEWARTOFUNIVERSE Dear Samson, I put your hair in a jar by the pear tree near the well. I bee... CAROLE C. GREGORY I followed you.' I saw no one.' That is what you may expect to see when I foll... ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE There is no religion without love, and people may talk as much as they like about their ... ANNA SEWELL GIRL, write YOUR book dammit. Who cares what people think? If writers in the past cared wh... MADELINE SHEEHAN The Blessing #2: May love lead your eyes to look out for others, may love lead your ... MATSHONA DHLIWAYO Now I am quietly waiting for the catastrophe of my personality to seem beautiful again, ... FRANK O'HARA [Poem: Slates of Grey] Sullen faces like slates of grey— What I’d seen on a walk... JESS C. SCOTT A child said What is the grass? fetching it to me with full hands; How could I answer the chil... WALT WHITMAN we walk by many times and not see as it may only appear to be what one might think they see LEVI PAUL TAYLOR Communication Is a work of art Some are normally born with it A. SALEH Why people become writers?? It's logical, they don't have what to do and they are bored and the... DEYTH BANGER I sit beside the fire and think Of all that I have seen Of meadow flowers and butterflies... J.R.R. TOLKIEN To express is to drive. And when you want to give something presence, you have to consult n... LOUIS KAHN When people work hard at what they do the best, We often think of them as unlike the rest. ANNE EMERICK I felt ashamed." "But of what? Psyche, they hadn't stripped you naked or anything?" ... C.S. LEWIS There are rocks deep enough in this earth that no matter what the rupture, they will never see the s... COLUM MCCANN Lose control Increasing pace Warped and bewitched And time to erase Whatev... MUSE The Blessing #1: May your eyes be profitable, may your ears be dutiful, may you... MATSHONA DHLIWAYO When you think things are bad, when you feel sour and blue, when you start to get mad... DR. SEUSS I may not be beautiful, I may not be tall, I may have no legs, And be hairy and all.<... ANTHONY T. HINCKS Is this some kind of joke?" "That's for me to know and you to find out." "Mayb... KURT VONNEGUT Deep down I think I may be just like everyone else. And do you know what, Harry?" "No sir." JOE R. LANSDALE Have you called the alphas?" "Yes." "The rats, too?" He bristled. "... ILONA ANDREWS People fail because one of two reasons: 1: They don't know what to do to improve 2: ... ROB LIANO Mother says, People share when they know they have escaped hunger. Shouldn't pe... THANHHA LAI In your hands The dog, the donkey, surely they know They are alive. Who would ... MARY OLIVER There were people who went to sleep last night, poor and rich and white and black, but t... MAYA ANGELOU What do people fear most about death? I asked the reb. "Fear?" he thought for a moment. 'Well, ... MITCH ALBOM The minority (the considered one percent of the one percent of the one percent of the one percent of... HAROUTIOUN BOCHNAKIAN Please... Please ... Please tell this people after few more words you are goin... DEYTH BANGER For Equilibrium, a Blessing: Like the joy of the sea coming home to shore, May the relief ... JOHN O'DONOHUE Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no re... JOHN LENNON You wanted to live," he says. "You say that like it's a good thing. A virtue." STEPHANIE KUEHN Sometimes people are beautiful. Not in looks. Not in what they say. Just in what they... MARKUS ZUSAK Please... Please ... Please tell this people after few more words that you are... DEYTH BANGER Better associations __________________ If you associate yourself with a change maker... ISRAELMORE AYIVOR May Light always surround you; Hope kindle and rebound you. May your Hurts turn to Healing... D. SIMONE Constantly risking absurdity and death whenever he performs above the heads of ... LAWRENCE FERLINGHETTI This is an ode to life. The anthem of the world. For as there are billions of differe... KAMAND KOJOURI RON: Malfoy, you may be all chummy chummy with Harry, and you may have produced a relatively nice ch... JACK THORNE Five percent of the people think; ten percent of the people think they think; and the ot... THOMAS A. EDISON What do you think has become of the young and old men? What do you think has become of the women ... WALT WHITMAN A dragon grows in leaps and bounds, Like troubles mounting by the pound. Its stature... RICHELLE E. GOODRICH Better Associations: If you associate yourself with a change maker, Your life will b... ISRAELMORE AYIVOR It’s sarcasm, Josh.” “Sarcasm?” “It’s from the Greek, sarkasmos. T... CHRISTOPHER MOORE THE SILENT PEOPLE Some people are so rude, Living their lives with no concern for ot... GIORGE LEEDY I'm afraid to go out at night because it's too dark. I'm afraid to try different food because I... ANTHONY T. HINCKS Some people don't care if they live or they die. Some people want to know what it feels like to... PATTY GRIFFIN ...I was there when we opened the gates. Some of these poor wretches running out were so emaciated t... MARCUS BROTHERTON Fashion is what one wears oneself. What is unfashionable is what other people wear. Just as vul... OSCAR WILDE Rory: "People are being serious." Jazza: "There's a serial killer out there. Of course pe... MAUREEN JOHNSON HOW do you define a word without concrete meaning? To each his own, the saying goes, so<... ELLEN HOPKINS May today there be peace within. May you trust God that you are exactly where you are me... TERESA OF ÁVILA Isn't it exhausting?" "What?" "Keeping people out. K.A. TUCKER To Alef, the letter that begins the alphabets of both Arabic and Hebrew- two Semitic ... IBTISAM BARAKAT Queen of my tub, I merrily sing, While the white foam rises high, And sturdily wash, and r... LOUISA MAY ALCOTT What in me is dark Illumine, what is low raise and support, That to the height of this gre... JOHN MILTON There is now a distance, pressing quite persistent, May be only inches apart, but as ... JASLEEN KAUR GUMBER People don't believe what you tell them. They rarely believe what you show them. They often ... SETH GODIN Things you might hear, Things you wanna believe, Things that aren't true, JAMES ALLEN Tell me, Tool, what dominates your thoughts?' The Imass shrugged before replying. 'I thi... STEVEN ERIKSON Glossa Time goes by, time comes along, All is old and all is new; What is righ... MIHAI EMINESCU I'm making a list I'm making a list of things I must say For politeness, And goodness... SHEL SILVERSTEIN DON'T SAY, DO Do not say things You think I want to hear. Instead, S... SUZY KASSEM I think about Old Nick carrying me into the truck, I'm dizzy like I'm going to fall down. EMMA DONOGHUE Most leaders spend time trying to get others to think highly of them, when instead they should t... BOOKER T. WASHINGTON I'm a Kashmiri , I live in a rogue place. I'm surrounded by conformist , boot licking... BINYAMIN GULZAR Coincidences undeniably imply meaning. I am rereading Hart Crane. I notice the date<... DAVID MARKSON I love the silent hour of night, For blissful dreams may then arise, Revealing to my charm... ANNE BRONTë To some people Love is given, To others Only Heaven. LANGSTON HUGHES Mr. Smith yelled at the doctor, What have you done to my boy? He's not flesh and blood, TIM BURTON That thing you thought you'd do You start to think you can't; You always say tomorrow, MARGO T. ROSE may my heart always be open to little birds who are the secrets of living whatever they si... E.E. CUMMINGS Okay," I said, "what's your biggest fear?" As always, he took a second to think about the answe... SARAH DESSEN The telephone is needed for Emergency purposes only These people are not Emergencies,... CHARLES BUKOWSKI There I was to attempt, Jupiter-only-knew what extravagant acts of foolhardiness, what some ANGELO TSANATELIS Soul, if you want to learn secrets,
your heart must forget about shame
and dignity.... JALALUDDIN MEVLANA RUMI Don't bow your head! It gets even harder... Look at me and say that, what was i... ZORICA SAVRON Though it's fearful, Though it's deep, though it's dark And though you may lose the path... STEPHEN SONDHEIM The answer to this riddle has a hole in the middle, And some have been known to fall in it. TRENTON LEE STEWART What am I to do? What is my destiny? I have no idea, not a clue Feeling lost and empt... ATARAH L. POLING Fear Only Constraints Undeveloped ... ANTHONY LICCIONE He's one of the nicest people you're ever going to meet, ... He's one of the most accomodating peopl... BILLY FARRELL Why does that kid think so highly of himself?" "Kids that think they're so smart.They're everyw... NATSUKI TAKAYA
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