Anne Frank Quotes

don’t believe the war is simply the work of politicians and capitalists. Oh no, the common man is every bit as guilty; otherwise, people and nations would have re- belled long ago! There’s a destructive urge in people, the urge to rage, murder and kill. And until all of humanity, without exception, undergoes a metamorphosis, wars will continue to be waged, and everything that has been carefully built up, cultivated and grown will be cut down and destroyed, only to start allover again!

You can be lonely even when you are loved by many people, since you are still not anybody's one and only.

Ordinary people don't know how much books can mean to someone who's cooped up.

Things were different when I was growing up.

[Ik vind], dat er nog altijd iets moois overblijft, aan de natuur, de zonneschijn, de vrijheid, aan jezelf, daar heb je wat aan. Kijk daarnaar, dan vind je jezelf weer en God, dan word je evenwichtig. En wie gelukkig is, zal ook anderen gelukkig maken, wie moed en vertrouwen heeft, zal nooit in de ellende ondergaan!

Memories mean more to me than dresses.

Quienes no escriben no saben lo bonito que es escribir. Antes siempre me lamentaba por no saber dibujar, pero ahora estoy mas que contenta de que al menos sé escribir. Y si no llego a tener talento para escribir en los periódicos o para escribir libros, pues bien, siempre me queda la opción de escribir para mí misma

Earning happiness means doing good and working, not speculating and being lazy. Laziness may look inviting, but only work gives you true satisfaction.

Dussel promised her the moon, but, as usual, we haven’t seen so much as a beam.

I want to see the world and do all kinds of exciting things, and a little money won't hurt.

You can be lonely even when you're loved by many people, since you're still not anybody's "one and only".

It's difficult in times like these: ideals, dreams and cherished hope rise within us, only to be crushed by grim reality. It's a wonder I haven't abandoned all my ideals, they seem so absurd and impractical. still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at It's utterly impossible for me to build my life on a foundation of chaos, suffering and death. I see the world being slowly transformed into a wilderness, I hear the approaching thunder one day, will destroy us too, I feel the suffering of millions. And yet, when I look up at the sky, I somehow feel that everything will change for the better, that this cruelty too will end, that peace and tranquility will return once more. In the meantime must hold on to my ideals. Perhaps the day will come when I'll be able to realize them!

Luiheid mag aantrekkelijk schijnen, werken geeft bevrediging.

In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart. I simply can't build up my hopes on a foundation consisting of confusion, misery and death.

So much has happened it's as if the whole world had suddenly turned upside down.