Some of My Quotes Collection

"To know what people really think,
pay regard to what they do,
rather than what they say.”
-George Santayana-

“You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness.”
-Jonathan Safran Foer

“Either write something worth reading,
or do something worth writing.”
-Benjamin Franklin-

“Adulthood ultimately means becoming a hypocrite on your own terms.”
-Merlin Mann-



“Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal
with the intent of throwing it at someone else;
you are the one who gets burned.”
-Buddha-

“I realize that humor isn’t for everyone.
t’s only for people who want to have fun, enjoy life, and feel alive.”
-Anne Wilson Schaef-

“Regret for wasted time is more wasted time.”
-Mason Cooley-

“Chance is the first step you take,
luck is what comes afterward.”
-Amy Tan-

“Anyone who thinks sitting in church can make you a Christian
must also think that sitting in a garage can make you a car.”
-Garrison Keillor-

“Never apologize for showing feeling.
When you do so, you apologize for the truth.”
-Benjamin Desraeli-

“People have a hard time letting go of their suffering.
Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.”
-Thich Nhat Hanh-

“There are so many things I want to say to you,
but time’s caught me up and now I’ll never say them
except that I’ve loved you from the moment I saw you and every moment since.”
-Robin Hood-

“That’s the only reason people get angry. Because they’re hurt.
They get angry to cover up the hurt.”
-Ruthie from Real World Hawaii-

“We’re fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance.”
-Japanese Proverb-

“However many holy words you read, however many you speak,
what good will they do you if you do not act upon them?”
-Siddhartha Gautama-

“You know, I know this steak doesn’t exist. I know that when I put it in my mouth, the Matrix is telling my brain that it is juicy and delicious. After nine years, you know what I realize? Ignorance is bliss.”
-Cypher-

“I can’t explain myself, I’m afraid, sir, because I’m not myself you see.”
-Lewis Carroll in Alice in Wonderland-

“Unclose your mind. You are not a prisoner.
You are a bird in flight, searching the skies for dreams.”
-Haruki Murakami-

“There’s that old joke, not very funny, that goes
“no matter where you go, there you are.”
That’s true. The person who you’re with most in life is yourself
and if you don’t like yourself you’re always with somebody you don’t like.”
-Marc S. Lewis-

“When the game is over, the king and the pawn go into the same box.”
-Italian proverb-

“I will not be just a tourist in a world of images.”
-Anais Nin-

“You’re waiting for a train. A train that will take you far away.
You can’t be sure where it will take you.
But it doesn’t matter, because we’ll be together.”
-Inception-

“Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact.
Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.”
-Marcus Aurelius-

“wake up, wake up wake up. we are only a part of a dream.
all the things in your heart, like the things in your head are only what they seem.”
-Dr. Dog, Wake Up-

Quote from Unknown Author:

“It’s nice to pretend to be important, but it’s more important to pretend to be nice”

“I love you and it hurts but that’s not a good enough reason for me to stop.”

“My dad thinks I have insomnia.
Truth is I stay up because my mind is racing.
I question my life, question where I am, question who I am.
It really scares me.”

You are not there. Somewhere in the future, suffering for something that hasn’t happened yet.
You are not there, in a place where all your worries manifest.
You are not there. Somewhere in the past, reliving your old mistakes and regrets.
You are not there, in a place where memories resurrect.
You are here, right here.

“I may still not know what I want to be when I grow up, but I do know that someday I want to live in a house filled with my books and travel souvenirs. And the walls that aren’t covered in bookshelves will be covered with photos of my family and friends. When I leave the house I will be going to a job I love, and I’ll return to a person I love. So, that’s my dream I’m working on.”

“She wants to know if I love her, that’s all anyone wants from anyone else,
not love itself but the knowledge that love is there,
like new batteries in the flashlight in the emergency kit in the hall closet.”

“When I hear somebody sigh, ‘Life is hard,’
I am always tempted to ask, ‘Compared to what?”

“Oh goodness, look at my wrist, I’ve got to go.”

“Mamihlapinatapai: A look shared by two people with each wishing that the other will initiate something that both desire but which neither one wants to start.”

“The world is too big. All the space without you in it, is empty.”

“Wherever you go, no matter what the weather,
always bring your own sunshine.”