Historically, the most dangerous men on earth were men of God … especially when their gods became threatened.
– from Origin book by Dan Brown
We are going to make mistakes …
We are going to make mistakes – own them, make amends, and move on. Guilt and regret kill many a man before their time.
– from Greenlights book by Matthew McConaughey
I think many people love their …
I think many people love their problems. Gives them all sorts of excuses for not growing up and getting on with life.
– from Still Life book by Louise Penny
Having a baby is like getting …
Having a baby is like getting a tattoo on your face. You really need to be certain it’s what you want before you commit.
– from Eat, Pray, Love book by Elizabeth Gilbert
Rome was destroyed, Greece was destroyed …
Rome was destroyed, Greece was destroyed, Persia was destroyed, Spain was destroyed. All great countries are destroyed. Why not yours? How much longer do you really think your own country will last? Forever? Keep in mind that the earth itself is destined to be destroyed by the sun in twenty-five million years or so.
– from Catch-22 book by Joseph Heller
Sometimes in order to feel better …
Sometimes in order to feel better, you need a mirror held up to you, and not the mirror that makes you look pretty.
– from Maybe You Should Talk to Someone book by Lori Gottlieb
Knowin the truth, seein the truth …
Knowin the truth, seein the truth, and tellin the truth, are all different experiences.
– from Greenlights book by Matthew McConaughey
Doing what everybody else is doing …
Doing what everybody else is doing at the moment, and therefore what you have an almost irresistible urge to do, is often the wrong thing to do at all.
– from Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits book by Philip Fisher
Many religions praise the value of …
Many religions praise the value of humility – but then imagine themselves to be the most important thing in the universe. They mix calls for personal meekness with blatant collective arrogance. Humans of all creeds would do well to take humility more seriously.
– from 21 Lessons for the 21st Century book by Yuval Noah Harari
There are people we are electing …
There are people we are electing who will destroy this country if we aren’t careful. It doesn’t matter whether they call themselves “conservatives” or “progressives.” Many of them are actually neither.
– from On the House book by John Boehner