"Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to follow, in private as well as in public."

-- Epictetus

#Character Quotes #Follow Your Heart Quotes #Personality Quotes

“Whoever works for God, his work will be done by itself.”
“Suffering for your art is most definitely overrated but I do get a certain, I don't know, satisfaction from being able to deal with my paranoia and insecurity.”
“People of all sexes have the right to explore femininity, masculinity-and the infinite variations between-without criticism or ridicule.”

Source : Leslie Feinberg (1998). “Trans liberation: beyond pink or blue”, Beacon Pr
“You are fortunate to live here. If I were your President, I would levy a tax on you for living in San Francisco!”
“Murdering someone would surely prove that you are capable of killing, but it wouldn't be the most reasonable way to understand why you shouldn't do it.”
“Only those who still have hope can benefit from tears. When they finish, they feel better. But to those without hope, whose anguish is basic and permanent, no good comes from crying. Nothing changes for them. They usually know this, but still canâ€™t help crying.”

Source : Nathanael West, Jonathan Lethem (2009). “Miss Lonelyhearts: & the Day of the Locust”, p.103, New Directions Publishing
“I've been thinking about something for a long time, and I keep noticing that most human speech-if not all human speech-is made with the outgoing breath. This is the strange thing about presence and absence. When we breath in, our bodies are filled with nutrients and nourishment. Our blood is filled with oxygen, our skin gets flush; our bones get harder-they get compacted. Our muscles get toned and we feel very present when we're breathing in. The problem is, that when we're breathing in, we can't speak. So presence and silence have something to do with each other.”

Source : "The Totality of Causes". Interview with Tina Chang, www.poets.org. February 21, 2014.
“Thelonius Monk was not exactly 'the guy next door'.”

You may also like:

Aristotle
Philosopher
Chrysippus
Philosopher
Diogenes
Philosopher
Epicurus
Philosopher
Marcus Aurelius
Roman emperor
Marcus Tullius Cicero
Philosopher
Seneca the Younger
Philosopher
Socrates
Philosopher
Zeno of Citium