10 Quotes Tagged: reasons

But cities aren’t like people; they live on and on, even though their reason for being where they are has gone downriver and out to sea.

Beware of those who are bored and not passionate about life, for they will bore you with reasons for not living.

There is only one thing that you write for yourself, and that is a shopping list.

I want you to tell me about every person you’ve ever been in love with.
Tell me why you loved them,
then tell me why they loved you.
I wanna know what you see when you look in the mirror
on a day you’re feeling good.
I wanna know what you see when you look in the mirror
on a day you’re feeling bad.
I wanna know the first person who taught you your beauty
could ever be reflected on a lousy piece of glass.
See, I wanna know more than what you do for a living.
I wanna know how much of your life you spend just giving,
and if you love yourself enough to also receive sometimes.
I wanna know if you bleed sometimes
from other people’s wounds,
and if you dream sometimes
that this life is just a balloon — that if you wanted to, you could pop,
but you never would
‘cause you’d never want it to stop.
If a tree fell in the forest
and you were the only one there to hear — if its fall to the ground didn’t make a sound,
would you panic in fear that you didn’t exist,
or would you bask in the bliss of your nothingness?

I think the reason I choose the comic approach so often is because it's harder, therefore affording me the opportunity to show off.

Never judge someone's character based on the words of another. Instead, study the motives behind the words of the person casting the bad judgment.

Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.

We are usually convinced more easily by reasons we have found ourselves than by those which have occurred to others.

Remember, the thoughts that you think and the statements you make regarding yourself determine your mental attitude. If you have a worthwhile objective, find the one reason why you can achieve it rather than hundreds of reasons why you can’t.

I really cannot tolerate people who always find excuses or reasons why certain things won't work. Find reasons and solutions to make it work.