William Steig famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

A diary need not be a dreary chronicle of one's movements; it should aim rather at giving salient account of some particular episode, a walk, a book, a conversation.
The Lord has different names according to His different activities. For example, His name is MadhusÃ¼dana because He killed the demon of the name Madhu; His name is Govinda because He gives pleasure to the cows and to the senses
Give crowns and pounds and guineas But not your heart away; Give pearls away and rubies, But keep your fancy free.
We like to see death as an unfair conspiracy, and what we want is a magic practitioner, a combination of Dr Watson and Sherlock Holmes.
God does not so much want us to do things as to let people see what He can do.
The really clever people now want to be lawyers or journalists.
Today I am in control because I want to be. I have my fingers on the switch, but have lived a lifetime ignoring the control I have over my own world. Today is different.
You have to love what you do to want to do it everyday.
Our society covers these problems with a veil. All I want is an open discussion
Great people do things before theyâ€™re ready. They do things before they know they can do it. And by doing it, theyâ€™re proven right.

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