Quotes
Authors
John Marsden
"So, that was Nature's way. The mosquito felt pain and panic but the dragonfly knew nothing of cruelty. Humans would call it evil, the big dragonfly destroying the mosquito and ignoring the little insects suffering. Yet humans hated mosquitoes too, calling them vicious and bloodthirsty. All these words, words like 'evil' and 'vicious', they meant nothing to Nature. Yes, evil was a human invention." --
Source : John Marsden (2011). “The Tomorrow Series: Tomorrow When the War Began”, p.153, Hachette UK
John Marsden
#Pain Quotes
#Evil Quotes
#Suffering Quotes
“I'll hit you so hard you'll starve to death rolling!”
“I have several things that I'm working on and trying to put together. It's hard to say exactly what's next. I think I know what it is, but until I'm actually doing it, I never want to say because things change.”
Source : Source: collider.com
“It's hard and continuous dedication that brings lasting results.”
Source : Jane Powell (2007). “Meditations for Women”, p.77, Jane Powell
“I probably hold the distinction of being one movie star who, by all laws of logic, should never have made it. At each stage of my career, I lacked the experience.”
“There aren't many such enthusiasts born. The average person is not especially curious about the world. He is alive, and being somehow obliged to deal with this condition, feels the less effort it requires, the better. Whereas learning about the world is labor, and a great all-consuming one at that. Most people develop quite antithetical talents, in fact - to look without seeing, to listen without hearing, mainly to preserve onself within oneself.”
Source : Ryszard Kapuscinski (2009). “Travels with Herodotus”, p.267, Vintage
“Mama--Mama--I want so many things... I want so many things that they are driving me kind of crazy...”
“First, recognize that you are not a sheep who will be satisfied with only a few nibbles of dry grass or with following the herd as they wander aimlessly, bleating and whining, all of their days. Separate yourself now from the multitude of humanity so that you will be able to control your own destiny. Remember that what others think and say and do need never influence what you think and say and do.”
“Be superior to pleasure.”