Quotes from Books

They took me away from my family, but they could never take away my memories.

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

It is in the darkest moments that we find our true strength.

You make the world what it is for you.

The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.

Change your self-image and you will change your life.

I am Princess Leia. I am a product of my times.

The only thing I ever really wanted to do was be on the screen.

I have a great respect for my own time and for the time of others.

You can’t change what happens to you, but you can change how you respond to it.

The Chimp is a natural part of your brain that can cause you to act irrationally.

The mind is a powerful thing, and we must learn to manage it effectively.

I want to be a writer, but I’m not a writer. I’m just a person who writes.

Sometimes I think I’m a little too honest for my own good.

You don’t have to be perfect; you just have to be you.

The only person you can change is yourself.

When we ask the right questions, we find the right answers.

Accountability is a choice, not a condition.

I know it is wet and the sun is not sunny, but we can have lots of good fun that is funny!

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.

It was a dark and stormy night...

There is no greater magic than the magic of friendship.

We are all stories in the end.

I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam-I-Am.

Would you like them here or there? Would you like them anywhere?

Try them, try them, you may, I say.

I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam I Am.

Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one.

Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.

It was in the veins of the city, the blood of the streets.

I’m not sure I’ll ever get over the way the world is.

The only thing that matters is the story.

There’s no such thing as a free lunch.

There is no better way to live than to live in the moment.

We are all a little mad, and we are all a little wise.

Each one of us is a possibility, and each possibility is a universe.

Cities are the great laboratories of innovation.

The economic health of a city comes from its ability to generate new ideas.

Urban diversity is essential for a vibrant economy.

The more a thing tends to be permanent, the more it tends to be lifeless.

To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.

We cannot be sure that we are not just imagining the universe.

Life finds a way.

Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.

We can't simply sit back and wait for the end of the world to happen.

I am Dracula; and I bid you welcome, Mr. Harker, to my house.

There are darknesses in life and there are lights; you are one of the lights.

The blood is the life!

The universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.

We are stardust brought to life, then empowered by the universe to figure itself out—and we have only just begun.

In the grand scheme of things, we are all just a tiny part of a much larger story.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

In the long run, the market is a weighing machine.

The only way to find true happiness is to let go of the past and embrace the unknown.

We are all our own worst enemies.

Beauty is a curse, not a blessing.

The truth is like poetry. And most people f***ing hate poetry.

The whole financial system is based on lies.

Sometimes you need to take a leap of faith.

I think the best way to deal with death is to embrace it.

Death is the one thing we all have in common.

If you don't confront death, you won't truly appreciate life.

The market is rigged, and we know it.

This is a story about how a group of traders banded together to fight against a system that was unfair.

In the end, we found that the market is a place of both chaos and opportunity.

The universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.

Black holes are where God divided by zero.

For small creatures such as we, the vastness is bearable only through love.

The digestive system is a long, winding road that can take you to some unexpected places.

Food is not just fuel; it’s a complex journey through the alimentary canal.

We eat to live, but the process of eating can be quite the adventure.