Gail Tsukiyama famous quotes

03-24-2025

Mothers and their children are in a category all their own. There's no bond so strong in the entire world. No love so instantaneous and forgiving.
-- Gail Tsukiyama

#Mom #Mother #Strong
Even a snail will eventually reach its destination.
-- Gail Tsukiyama

#Destination #Snail
Everything seems simpler from a distance.
-- Gail Tsukiyama

#Distance
Sometimes you canâ€™t let go of the past without facing it again.
-- Gail Tsukiyama

#Letting Go #Past #Sometimes
I also find doing the mundane, everyday things in life has a calming, creative influence on me. Some of my best ideas come when I'm vacuuming or waiting in lines.
-- Gail Tsukiyama

#Ideas #Creative #Waiting
Beauty exists where you least expect to find it.
-- Gail Tsukiyama
Success is not handed to you. You must work hard for it and you must never dishonor what youâ€™ve achieved.
-- Gail Tsukiyama

#Hard Work #Dishonor
To have strength without knowing how to use it means nothing.
-- Gail Tsukiyama

#Mean #Knowing #Use
Donâ€™t you think every face tells its own story? Like a book? More like a poem. If you study it long enough, youâ€™ll soon find its meaning.
-- Gail Tsukiyama

#Book #Thinking #Long
Nothing ever stands still, and neither should you.
-- Gail Tsukiyama

#Should #Stills
Do you think a champion is made out of thin air? Itâ€™s through the hardships you endure that youâ€™ll gain real strength.
-- Gail Tsukiyama

#Real #Thinking #Air
We live a short enough time on this earth. A man should do what he loves.
-- Gail Tsukiyama

#Men #Enough Time #Earth
It is not an act of bravery to try to save your own village. It is an instinct to protect what you possess. Bravery is when you step in to help when you have nothing to lose.
-- Gail Tsukiyama

#Bravery #Trying #Village
The eyes mirror the heart of a person. An entire life can be seen through them. Love, sorrow, deceit, pain. If you look closely, itâ€™s all there.
-- Gail Tsukiyama

#Pain #Eye #Heart
To read and write will help you understand life. . .to sew and mend will help you survive it.
-- Gail Tsukiyama

#Writing #Helping

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