"If you let people break your spirit and detour you from your path, then you have not been true to yourself or those you're here to touch, those who believe in you."

--

Source : Allison DuBois (2008). “Secrets of the Monarch: What the Dead Can Teach Us About Living a Better Life”, p.140, Simon and Schuster

Allison DuBois

#Believe Quotes #People Quotes #Detours Quotes

“A book is a machine to think with.”

Source : I.A. Richards (2003). “Principles of Literary Criticism”, p.7, Routledge
“I want our people to be like a molave tree, strong and resilient, standing on the hillsides, unafraid of the rising tide, lighting and the storm, confident of its strength.”
“At my age, you are naturally inclined towards teaching.”
“I realized it was like a dating agency: the ions are the lost souls looking for mates; the electrolyte is the agency that can help them find each other.”

Source : Victoria Finlay (2006). “Jewels: A Secret History”, p.138, Ballantine Books
“Illinois is a state of suspended animation and the people live in hibernation from Oct. to whenever it ever gets warmer.”

Source : 1940 Pal Joey, ch.9.
“The Japanese eat, sleep, and breathe golf; the only thing they don't do is actually play it, because to get on a course, you have to make a reservation roughly 137 years in advance, which means that by the time you actually get to the first tee you are deceased. Of course, in golf this is not really a handicap.”
“Not believing has a sickness which is believing a little.”
“It is a paradoxical statement, but it takes incredible personal discipline to play with great freedom.”

You may also like:

James Van Praagh
Author
John Edward
Television personality
Kelsey Grammer
Actor
Lisa Williams
Television Actor
Patricia Arquette
Film actress
Sofia Vassilieva
Film actress
Sylvia Browne
Author
Camille Grammer
Television Personality
Faye Resnick