"You stop viewing yourself as being "pushed around" by the world when you realize that only you can "push" yourself. To quote Buddha: "Nothing is upsetting you. You get upset because you are upsettable.""

-- Ken Keyes Jr.

#Upset Quotes #World Quotes #Realizing Quotes

“I need the sea because it teaches me”
“Christian love is the only kind of love in which there is no rivalry, no jealousy. There is jealousy among the lovers of art; there is jealousy among the lovers of song; there is jealousy among the lovers of beauty. The glory of natural love is its monopoly, its power to say, 'It is mine. ' But the glory of Christian love is its refusal of monopoly.”
“And as I watched him, I knew that in every dark night there was, somewhere, a small light burning that could never be quenched.”

Source : Juliet Marillier (2008). “Son of the Shadows: A Sevenwaters Novel 2”, p.193, Pan Australia
“I used to think that looking across a pillow into the fabulous face of Buster Keaton would be a more thrilling destiny than any screen career.”

Source : Anita Loos (1977). “Cast of Thousands”, Smithmark Pub
“You've got to find yourself first. Everything else'll follow.”
“That which you condemn will condemn you, and that which you judge, you will one day become.”
“The secret weapon is cucumber.' Solange sat all the way up. 'Jasmine, cover your ears.' MaryAnn, Juliette and Jasmine burst out laughing. 'Sheesh, Solange. Get your mind out of the gutter.' 'MY mind is just fine, thank you. It's MaryAnn's I'm concerned about.' 'You put them on your eyes,' MaryAnn said, laughing even harder.”
“We're all collectors by nature. But if you're talking about an orderly life, there has to be a stop sign somewhere. Building a collection requires a strong constitution and the ability to resist.”

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