All Quotes By Tag: Life-and-living

“We come into this world and we are taught that life is a process of attainments. Or the collection of attainments. But I have since discovered that life is a process of rising above in the moments. The river wants to flow downhill or the wave wants to take you under; but you instead sit on a rock or surf the top of that wave. We essentially all have to be mermaids, every day, to live this life. There is a constant flow of water current: going up and going down. You go up to be happy.”

“We choose the countenance that we wear each day.”

“How much easier it is to be wise for another than for ourselves.”

“I was talking to a friend last night, about pain. She said, “Pain doesn’t go away, does it? It just lessens with time.” And I said, “I think that the pain can be turned into other things… the pain is like the holes in the ground, but I think that we can turn the holes in the ground into little pools of water we can jump into. It’s still a part of us, but, we can change its nature. Hopefully. Sometimes.” And I think that just might be true.”

“Don’t make the mistake of ruining your future, so that you can save your past. You’ve got this one, precious life. So what are you gonna do with it?”

“Faith in oneself is greater than any face on earth.”

“Cînd ești cameriste, odată cu trecerea timpului, ai impresia că ești cu totul pierdută și uitată, e ca munca în mină, cel puțin așa e pe coridorul secretarilor, zile întregi nu vezi pe nimeni în afară de cîțiva petenți care se furișează de colo colo, neîndrăznind să ridice privirea, și de celelalte două-trei cameriste, la fel de amărîte de soarta lor.”

“The thing with politicians is that though they spit differently yet they shit similarly.”

“I’ve many regrets in life, but not ever life itself.”

“If you think world is a fun, a magic, a mystery, world will bring fun and mysteries for you.”

“Do not allow your inefficiencies and inadequacies disallow you from accessing what is best for you and can change your life.”

“Smile, you’re alive.”

“This life is not perfect, live it to the full, it’s all we have”

“I don’t spend a lot of time asking “WHY?” Instead I focus on what I should do now or how I should react.” (p.180)”

“أن ماهو متوقع من الحياة ليس في واقع الامر هو موضع الاهمية ، بل أن ما يعنينا هو ما الذي تتوقعه الحياة منا”