Some people may decide to hate you for no reason, simply because your confidence reminds them of their insecurities. |
We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made. |
The only people I owe my loyalty to are the ones who never made me question theirs. |
Quiet people have the loudest minds. |
How people treat you is their karma, how you react is yours. |
We probably wouldn't worry about what people think of us if we could know how seldom they do. |
I don't see anyone else that has the kind of deep, gut vitality that Roethke's got. Whitman was a great poet, but he's no competition for Roethke. |
Difficult to know what one's aims are, that's the trouble, specially if you're British. |
Never confuse people who are always around you with people who are always there for you. |
People sinking into self-pity and depression are dreary, but they can't get out of it by themselves. So every now and then, just sit there and listen, and listen, and listen. You're paying your membership dues in the human race. |