We are caught in the contradiction of finding life a rather perplexing puzzle which causes us a lot of misery, and at the same time being dimly aware of the boundless, limitless nature of life. So we begin looking for an answer to the puzzle.
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Related (All the grief she had suffered over her lifetime had moulded her face into a mask of eternal sadnes... JEAN SASSON She wasn't bitter. She was sad, though. But it was a hopeful kind of sad. The kind of sad that just ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY So, I guess we are who we are for alot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. But even... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I love my mom so much. I don't care if that's corny to say. I think on my next birthday, I'm going t... STEPHEN CHBOSKY We Are All Infinite STEPHEN CHBOSKY You can't just sit there and put everyone's lives ahead of yours and think that counts as love. You ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I saw other people there. Old men sitting alone. Young girls with blue eye shadow and awkward jaws. ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY That one moment when you know you are not a sad story. You are ALIVE. STEPHAN CHBOSKY Somos quienes somos por un montón de razones.Quizás nunca conozcamos la mayoría de ellas.Pero aun... STEPHEN CHBOSKY Ambos dijeron que tomara asiento y parecían hablar en serio, así que me senté. STEPHEN CHBOSKY I know these will all be stories some day, and our pictures will become old photographs. We all beco... STEPHEN CHBOSKY So I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybewe'll never know most of them. STEPHEN CHBOSKY So I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. STEPHEN CHBOSKY There's nothing like the deep breathes after laughing that hard. Nothing in the world like a sore st... STHEPHEN CHBOSKY no more pencils, no more books, no more teachers' dirty looks, when the teacher rings the bell, drop... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I don't know the significance of this, but I find it very interesting. STEPHEN CHBOSKY Maybe it’s sad that these are now memories. And maybe it’s not sad. STEPHEN CHBOSKY From the Kindle Book Reflections in the Mirror of Life: “In a slum somewhere in India As... THE PROPHET OF LIFE Maya Angelou had the ability to glean inspiration out of pain. THE PROPHET OF LIFE If we cannot always be entirely sane in our relationships, the kindest thing we can do for those who... THE SCHOOL OF LIFE Life begins somewhere and ends somewhere with time but to get somewhere with the life you have depen... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH The answer isn't more time but a greater awareness of the time we have. CRAIG GROESCHEL You must save what you can of your life; you musn't lose it all simply because you've lost a part. HENRY JAMES I don't know if I have a favorite color. KATE MIDDLETON It's very special having a new little girl. KATE MIDDLETON I was very grateful to have heard it again. Because I guess we all forget sometimes. And I think eve... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. But even if... STEPHEN CHBOSKY The unfortunate thing is that, sometimes, we slip, but, fortunately, consciously or unconsciously, w... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH May I never neither turn left nor turn right in my journey of life, but may I go straight to Christ ... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH Orion is above the horizon now, and near it Jupiter, brighter than it will ever be ... But i expect ... THOMAS HARRIS The meaning of life: For centuries "man" searched for the meaning of life. On that journey, the valu... DORIS J TORRES Life is short, and that's why, I don't test people; because we all fail tests sometimes, but that is... C. JOYBELL C. Road to destination is often very straight with journey smooth, but majority has tendency to meander... ANUJ SOMANY The tree of life is made of purity, eternity and has the bark of wisdom and enlightenment.With its b... GARY F EVANS... Home is watching the moon rise over the open, sleeping land and having someone you can call to the w... STEPHEN KING Each man lives in his own universe and when he dies the world is over BANGAMBIKI HABYARIMANA A crook and crafty rules the place where the majority of the population is either hypocrites or fool... ANUJ SOMANY Nature’s law is such that it metes out its justice to everyone as they deserve by giving each pers... ANUJ SOMANY Every living being, from ants to whales, has a right to live and die in accordance with the law of t... CHANDRABABU V.S. Any change one effect on his natural being with a purpose would definitely end up revealing his hypo... CHANDRABABU V.S. I don't know the meaning of life. I don't know why we are here. I think life is full of anxieties an... CHARLES M. SCHULZ I was suddenly very aware of the fact it was me standing up in that tunnel with the wind over my fac... STEPHEN CHBOSKY The only perspective is to really be there. STEPHEN CHBOSKY I didn't feel like reading that night, so I went downstairs and watched a half-hour long commercial ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY We all are wearing many hundred glasses of different colors. So, everyone see the world in different... MUDITHA CHAMPIKA I am often asked how it is that I am able to value people to such a deep degree. Apparently, I exhib... C. JOYBELL C. You deserve to be with somebody, who knows you're the one, from that very first moment he lays eyes ... C. JOYBELL C. Keep learning! Learning means growing. He who always learns knows how to grow in maturity. When we s... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH Knowledge causes depression and a lot of pressure. DEYTH BANGER Clay in the hands of a good potter suffers so many good turns, but in the end, we see its real and t... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH If we all look at life we think how nice, then we look at death and everybody goes oh you can say th... GARY F EVANS... I liked myths. They weren't adult stories and they weren't children's stories. They were better than... NEIL GAIMAN We are puzzle pieces, bragging about being puzzle pieces, rather than being the picture. TOM ALTHOUSE I don't define lust as anything evil or nasty. Lust as defined by me, is the feeling of desire: a de... C. JOYBELL C. In the journey of life, certain paths may seem to be leading nowhere because of a mountain or hill o... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES The secret of life is not in the Die And Live, The secret of life is Don't ever lose your sense... SUSHIL SINGH You cannot threaten a mad man with madness SOTONYE ANGA There is no greater glory than to die for love. GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ Together they had overcome the daily incomprehension, the instantaneous hatred, the reciprocal nasti... GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ She would defend herself, saying that love, no matter what else it might be, was a natural talent. S... GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ It may be the kind where, at the age of thirty, you sit in some bar hating everybody who comes in lo... J.D. SALINGER I just want you to know that you’re very special… and the only reason I’m telling you is that ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I thought I would write a love letter. But then, I wrote a book." - Suzy Davies, on "Johari's Window SUZY DAVIES Our purpose in mortality collectively, is to pioneer godliness; with each of our unique personalitie... MICHAEL BRENT JONES Without God there could be no American form of government nor an American way of life. Recognition o... DWIGHT DAVID EISENHOWER “When a human being is born the first thing he does is crying..
The rest of his life he'll spend d... ERIK TANGHE She said 'Over my dead body!' so I took her at her word. DIANA WYNNE JONES The end of the world is a strange concept. The world is always ending, and the end is always being a... NEIL GAIMAN What is the Other?" they ask. The Other is the one who taught me whatI should be like, but not ... PAULO COELHO We all are wearing many hundred glasses of different colors. Therefore, everyone sees the world in d... MUDITHA CHAMPIKA It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained. QUEEN ELIZABETH II Like all best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and... QUEEN ELIZABETH II My husband has quite simply been my strength and stay all these years, and I owe him a debt greater ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II It is easy enough to define what the Commonwealth is not. Indeed this is quite a popular pastime. QUEEN ELIZABETH II I have to be seen to be believed. QUEEN ELIZABETH II I have in sincerity pledged myself to your service, as so many of you are pledged to mine. Throughou... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I hope that tomorrow we can all, wherever we are, join in expressing our grief at Diana's loss, ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast. QUEEN ELIZABETH II The British constitution has always been puzzling and always will be. QUEEN ELIZABETH II I have behind me not only the splendid traditions and the annals of more than a thousand years but t... QUEEN ELIZABETH II To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in th... QUEEN ELIZABETH II What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass; it is almost exactly 13 years since ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II First, I want to pay tribute to Diana myself. She was an exceptional and gifted human being. In good... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something e... QUEEN ELIZABETH II To all those who have suffered as a consequence of our troubled past I extend my sincere thoughts an... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Grief is the price we pay for love. QUEEN ELIZABETH II The upward course of a nation's history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II At its heart, engineering is about using science to find creative, practical solutions. It is a nobl... QUEEN ELIZABETH II At Christmas, I am always struck by how the spirit of togetherness lies also at the heart of the Chr... QUEEN ELIZABETH II For many, Christmas is also a time for coming together. But for others, service will come first. QUEEN ELIZABETH II The lessons from the peace process are clear; whatever life throws at us, our individual responses w... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your s... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Therefore I am sure that this, my Coronation, is not the symbol of a power and a splendor that are g... QUEEN ELIZABETH II We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the man... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Madam President, speaking here in Dublin Castle it is impossible to ignore the weight of history, as... QUEEN ELIZABETH II These wretched babies don't come until they are ready. QUEEN ELIZABETH II I know of no single formula for success. But over the years I have observed that some attributes of ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II The events that I have attended to mark my Diamond Jubilee have been a humbling experience. It has t... QUEEN ELIZABETH II In remembering the appalling suffering of war on both sides, we recognise how precious is the peace ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II
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KENT BECK Not everyone is equally good-looking. MARTHA BECK I suggest Substituting Inedible Nurturance, or SIN. Don't replace overeating with virtuous work ... MARTHA BECK My father told me abuse is generational. GLENN BECK It's no surprise that the public has wanted to see lower legal immigration and definitely a halt to ... ROY BECK We are not stopping arrests. We are stopping these particular operations. We will still be in the li... CAROLYN BECK Instead of fretting about getting everything done, why not simply accept that being alive means havi... MARTHA BECK By the time I was 30, nobody would work with me. I was friendless, I was hopeless, I was suicidal, l... GLENN BECK Friends, there are many areas in which I need encouragement, but worrying is not one of them. I worr... MARTHA BECK Comparing and contrasting is a valuable human skill - and not just during high school English exams.... MARTHA BECK We could talk, act, and dress funny. We were excused for socially inappropriate behavior: 'Oh, h... KENT BECK Basic human contact - the meeting of eyes, the exchanging of words - is to the psyche what oxygen is... MARTHA BECK If I tell a man he needs to quit his soul-sucking job, he has to go home and fight with his wife or ... MARTHA BECK Loneliness is proof that your innate search for connection is intact. MARTHA BECK I cannot count the times I've been defeated, humiliated, or physically injured immediately after... MARTHA BECK My dog has the intellectual capacity of a lime wedge, yet even he possesses an elaborate set of assu... MARTHA BECK I am going to take something I learned over in Israel. Their Independence Day is preceded the 24 hou... GLENN BECK Indecision may come from an instinctive hunch that there's more you need to know - which means i... MARTHA BECK There's a huge latent market for software development that's just flat-out honest. KENT BECK To complete your daily mental hygiene, observe any part of you that is upset or anxious, and offer t... MARTHA BECK Oh, and she absolutely adored Reggie Miller. She was sad to see him leave. KRIS BECK Being an actor all of my life is kind of a collaborative, social form of interpretive art. Sitting d... MICHAEL BECK