"Human memory is short and terribly fickle."

-- Janine di Giovanni

#Memories Quotes #Fickle Quotes #Humans Quotes

“Fortune is a prize to be won. Adventure is the road to it. Chance is what may lurk in the shadows at the roadside.”

Source : O. Henry (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of O. Henry (Illustrated)”, p.1277, Delphi Classics
“Even when the experts all agree, they may well be mistaken.”

Source : Bertrand Russell (2004). “Sceptical Essays”, p.2, Psychology Press
“I cannot imagine why a woman would ever call herself anything but a feminist. But a man calling himself a feminist, what does that mean? The answer is he wants to be taken as a good guy. Your choice is between saying you're a feminist and raising a flag at a "Take Back the Night" rally and being a men's rights activist, which is basically the only two ways men have of talking about gender right now, I mean that's just ridiculous. That's just two extremes that are totally useless.”
“It's the most amazing feeling to hold your child in your arms.”
“If someone loves you, they can fall out of love with you but they're probably going to keep fearing you. That's where we are with [Donald] Trump.”

Source : Source: www.sfgate.com
“The only way you will ever awaken is through silence, not through analyzation of facts. Not by sorting out good and bad, but through simple silence, letting go. Letting go of all thoughts, all the hurts, all the dogmas and concepts. Letting go of these things daily.”
“(After the losses) I decided I had to break through. I had to set a goal. My goal that I set was to never be pinned.”
“Write for the love of your art. Someplace down the road, the money, the fame, they'll come, but by that time you won't be thinking in terms of money or fame.”

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