Quotes from Books

The greatest gift I can give my children is my time.

I hate tennis. I hate it with a passion.

You can't be afraid to lose. You can't be afraid to fail.

I was not good enough. It was that simple.

You forget what you want to remember, and you remember what you want to forget.

The man was all that stood between the boy and the horrors of the world.

In the end, there is no place for them to go, only the road.

The brain is the most complex object in the universe.

We all have a right to die in our own way.

Surgery is not about fixing the body, but about changing the mind.

The mind is like a bad neighborhood; you shouldn’t go there alone.

If you can’t change it, change your attitude.

Mindfulness isn’t about getting anywhere; it’s about being present.

The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty; not knowing what comes next.

To light a candle is to cast a shadow.

You cannot think your way out of a problem that you behaved your way into.

We need to accelerate the innovations that can help us avoid a climate disaster.

The solutions to climate change are not just about technology; they're about policy and behavior.

Every person can contribute to solving the climate crisis in their own way.

The future is not a gift; it is an achievement.

We are the first generation to have the power to change the climate of another planet.

Humanity's destiny is to reach for the stars.

Investing is not about beating others at their game. It's about controlling yourself at your own game.

The most important thing is to be able to identify the risks involved in any investment.

The key to successful investing is to have a deep understanding of the fundamentals.

The man who is truly scientific in spirit is one who is prepared to abandon any theory he has long held when confronted with evidence that contradicts it.

What is at issue is not a simple choice between competing theories but a choice between competing paradigms.

Science progresses not by a gradual accumulation of knowledge but by a series of revolutions.

We are survival machines—robot vehicles blindly programmed to preserve the selfish molecules known as genes.

The gene is the unit of selection, not the individual organism.

Altruism is explained by the selfish behavior of genes.

You are a light. You are the light. Never let anyone — or anything — dim your light.

When you see something that is not right, you must say something, you must do something.

We are one people, we are one family, and we are one house.

The decline of violence is a historical trend that we must acknowledge.

As we move forward, we must remember that our better angels are always with us.

Humanity has made progress, and we must not forget the achievements of our past.

I am an American, Chicago born.

The man who has no imagination has no wings.

A man is a product of his environment.

A giant is not a giant because of his size, but because of his heart.

The BFG always tells the truth.

Dreams are more important than anything.

The slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have foolish thoughts.

Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable.

If thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.

If you don't like my stories, you don't have to read them.

Some people say, 'There's no such thing as a bad book.' But I disagree.

A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.

Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold.

Things are rough all over, but it’s not the way it is for the Socs.

You get tough like me and you don’t get hurt. You look out for yourself and nothin’ can touch you...

I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me.

You can’t control who you love.

The thing about kid is that they’re all about what they want.

It is the things that you do not say that are the most important.

Sing, O goddess, the anger of Achilles son of Peleus, that brought countless ills upon the Achaeans.

Achilles' wrath, to the Greek army, the uncounted pain it brought.

For the Greeks, to die with honor is better than to live without it.

Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.

The future is not a gift, it is an achievement.

We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression.

Clean code can be read, and enhanced by a developer other than its original author.

The professional programmer is not just a code monkey; they have a responsibility to their craft.

You are not a professional if you don’t take your craft seriously.

We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.

I tell you, we are all here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you any different.

The universe is a big place, perhaps the biggest.

I see angels in everyone.

Angels are always with us, even when we cannot see them.

Love is the greatest power in the universe.

I think of writing as a form of running.

Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.

The most important thing we learn at school is the fact that the most important things can’t be learned at school.