Quotes from Books

The truth is that there is no such thing as an unqualified love.

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.

The past is not a good predictor of the future.

You cannot understand a place until you understand its people.

The culture of poverty is not just about economics; it’s about values.

Trees are social beings. They communicate with each other and help each other out.

The forest is a community, and trees are its citizens.

Creativity is not a talent, it is a way of operating.

If you’re not willing to fail, you’ll never succeed.

The best way to have a good idea is to have lots of ideas.

The world is a strange place, and we are all just trying to make sense of it.

We are not simply what we consume; we are what we create.

To know a thing is to change it.

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.

The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.

Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is.

We teach girls to shrink themselves, to make themselves smaller.

We are all different, but we should all be treated equally.

Feminism is the social, political, and economic equality of the sexes.

The impossible could not have happened, therefore the impossible must be possible in spite of appearances.

There is nothing so terrible as a crime that is not discovered.

The greatest mystery is the human heart.

I had a strong desire to see my children, and I would not have exchanged my condition for that of any other man.

There is no man in the world who has not been a slave to some passion.

The laws of the land are, at least in a measure, the expression of the will of the people.

Open your eyes and see what you can with them before they close forever.

The idea is to see the world as it is, and not as you want it to be.

We rise again in the ashes of our mistakes.

The impossible could not have happened, therefore the impossible must be possible in spite of appearances.

It is the brain, the little grey cells on which one must rely. It is the brain that counts, not the arm!

We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another.

The truth is, it’s hard to be brave when you’re only afraid of things that can hurt you.

I am not an object to be possessed, I am a person to be understood.

The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive.

You spend your whole life stuck in the labyrinth thinking how you’ll escape it one day, but you don’t ever escape it. The labyrinth burrows deep within you, and it’s a part of you.

I am not perfect, I am not the best, but I do my best.

Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.

The only thing I can do is to keep my head up and keep moving forward.

This is not just a competition; it's a chance to find love.

I can't imagine a world without you in it.

The best choices are the ones that come from the heart.

Joy is the serious business of Heaven.

I didn’t go to religion to make me happy. I always knew a good bottle of port would do that.

You can make anything by writing.

Pain is God's megaphone to rouse a deaf world.

We can ignore even pleasure. But pain insists upon being attended to.

The problem of pain is not a problem for God, but for us.

There are two equal and opposite errors into which our race can fall about the devils.

The safest road to Hell is the gradual one.

You can make anything by writing.

Christianity asserts that every human being is made in the image of God.

The moral law is not a mere social convention, but a reflection of God's character.

C.S. Lewis stated, 'You can make anything by writing.

The essence of Christianity is that we are all in need of grace.

You don’t have to be a hero. You just have to be yourself.

We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another.

Fear doesn’t shut you down; it wakes you up.

Music is the language of the spirit. It opens the secret of life bringing peace, abolishing strife.

The Opera Ghost really existed.

Love can sometimes be magic. But magic can sometimes... just be an illusion.

All warfare is based on deception.

The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.

In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.

Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster.

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

Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So... get on your way!

You'll be on your way up! You'll be seeing great sights!

And will you succeed? Yes! You will, indeed! (98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed.)

A lifetime of glory is worth a moment of pain.

If you can take it, you can make it.

The only thing worse than death is to be a prisoner of war.