Francoise Sagan
I have loved to the point of madness, that which is called madness, that which to me, is the only sensible way to love.
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My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.
Defeat is not bitter unless you swallow it.
Where there is love there is life.
Whatever we leave to God, God does and blesses us.
Everything you want is on the other side of fear.
The heart is wiser than the intellect.
Now, gentlemen, let us do something today which the world may talk of hereafter.
Talkers are no good doers.
Many great ideas go unexecuted, and many great executioners are without ideas. One without the other is worthless.
You complete me.
Only those who have learned the power of sincere and selfless contribution experience life's deepest joy : true fulfillment.
Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's living at it.
Deals are my art form. Other people paint beautifully on canvas or write wonderful poetry. I like making deals, preferably big deals. That's how I get my kicks.
Honesty pays, but it doesn't seem to pay enough to suit some people.
Hatred stirreth up strifes, but love covereth all sins.
The rays of happiness, like those of light, are colorless when unbroken.
The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His heart withers if it does not answer another heart. His mind shrinks away if he hears only the echoes of his own thoughts and finds no other inspiration.
Love asks me no questions, and gives me endless support.
Children are all foreigners.
The hero is no braver than the ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer
Love is like a piece of art work, even the smallest bit can be so beautiful.
When you get right down to the root of the meaning of the word 'succeed', you find it simply means to follow through.
How can we remember our ignorance, which our growth requires, when we are using our knowledge all the time ?
One's first step in wisdom is to question everything - and one's last is to come to terms with everything.
When you face your fear, most of the time you will discover that it was not really such a big threat after all. We all need some form of deeply rooted, powerful motivation - it empowers us to overcome obstacles so we can live our dreams.
Life without a purpose is a languid, drifting thing , every day we ought to review our purpose, saying to ourselves, 'This day let me make a sound beginning
I'm melting ! Melting ! Oh, what a world ! What a world !
Love - the feeling - is a fruit of love, the verb.
It had always amazed me how different things looked in a studio compared to how they appeared on TV. In reality the set was a tiny stage in a giant room of cables, cameras, and monitors, all connected trounced a control room full of other monitors and audio equipment. On TV it looked like two people sitting in an office having a conversation.
In life you can never be too kind or too fair ; everyone you meet is carrying a heavy load. When you go through your day expressing kindness and courtesy to all you meet, you leave behind a feeling of warmth and good cheer, and you help alleviate the burdens everyone is struggling with.
La-dee-da, la-dee-da.
Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.
There is no real excellence in all this world which can be separated from right living.
If you wish others to believe in you, you must first convince them that you believe in them.
Failure is only the opportunity to begin again, this time more wisely.
You cannot antagonize and influence at the same time.
To love is to place our happiness in the happiness of another.
Love is friendship set on fire.
How can a society that exists on instant mashed potatoes, packaged cake mixes, frozen dinners, and instant cameras teach patience to its young ?
Are you fit company for the person you wish to become ?
All great truths are simple in final analysis, and easily understood ; if they are not, they are not great truths.
He who seeks rest finds boredom. He who seeks work finds rest.
Goodness, what beautiful diamonds !
Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.
Examine the opportunities, the challenges you've given yourself.
I think there is something, more important than believing : Action ! The world is full of dreamers, there aren't enough who will move ahead and begin to take concrete steps to actualize their vision.
There is no end. There is no beginning. There is only the infinite passion of life.
Every leader needs to have experienced and grown through following -- learning to be dedicated, observant, capable of working with and learning from others, never servile, always truthful. Having located these qualities in himself, he can encourage them in others.
The best doctors in the world are Doctor Diet, Doctor Quiet, and Doctor Merryman.
If you want a guarantee, buy a toaster.
Think and grow rich.
Nuptial love makes mankind, friendly love perfects it, but wanton love corrupts and debases it.
Respect the past in the full measure of its desserts, but do not make the mistake of confusing it with the present nor seek in it the ideals of the future.
Familiar acts are beautiful through love.
Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value.
Our lives improve only when we take chances - and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.
If you don't know where you are going, you'll end up someplace else.
It's kind of fun to do the impossible.
There are times when a man should be content with what he has but never with what he is.
Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die !
Our minds are as different as our faces we are all traveling to one destination, happiness, but few are going by the same road.
Oh, to be free from the stifling pressures of life to rest, a peaceful slumber that will rejuvenate my soul
In the midst of winter, I found there was within me an invincible summer.
Success is never wondering what if.
There is no chance, no fate, no destiny that can circumvent, or hinder, or control a firm resolve of a determined soul.
If you want to be creative in your company, your career, your life, all it takes is one easy stepthe extra one. When you encounter a familiar plan, you just ask one question '' What ELSE could we do ? ''
I am your father.
We should never permit ourselves to do anything that we are not willing to see our children do.
Of course it's the same old story. Truth usually is the same old story.
For one human being to love another that is perhaps the most difficult of our tasks, the ultimate, the last test and proof, the work for which all other work is but preparation.
History does nothing , it does not possess immense riches, it does not fight battles. It is men, real, living, who do all this.
Where the willingness is great, the difficulties can not be great.
Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world I feel like I can't take it, like my heart's going to cave in.
The important thing is this, to be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are, for what we could become.
Along with trustworthiness, consistency is the thing to look for when you surround yourself with people who can help you on your quest.
The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.
Soul meets soul on lover's lips.
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.
A man is not old until regrets start taking place of dreams.
A little more moderation would be good. Of course, my life hasn't exactly been one of moderation.
To succeed, you need to take that gut feeling in what you believe and act on it with all of your heart.
Anything in life worth having is worth working for.
A healthy outside starts from the inside
Victory belongs to the most persevering.
Follow your dreams.
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
It's not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.
It is the marriage of the soul with Nature that makes the intellect fruitful, and gives birth to imagination.
The winners in life think constantly in terms of I can, I will, and I am. Losers, on the other hand, concentrate their waking thoughts on what they should have or would have done, or what they can't do.
Oh, love is real enough, you will find it someday, but it has one archenemy and that is life.
Now is wanted intense karma-yoga with unbounded courage and indomitable strength in the heart. Then only will the people of the country be roused.
Never stop learning. If you learn one new thing everyday, you will overcome 99% of your competition
My life is my message.
Reality is the leading cause of stress amongst those in touch with it. I can take it in small doses, but as a lifestyle I find it too confining.
Lovers who love truly do not write down their happiness.
My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.
He must have a truly romantic nature, for he weeps when there is nothing at all to weep about.
All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark.
Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous, you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides.
Life is too short to ponder the "what if's " and fear rejection.