Betty Smith Quotes
Who wants to die? Everything struggles to live. Look at that tree growing up there out of that grating. It gets no sun, and water only when it rains. It's growing out of sour earth. And it's strong because its hard struggle to live is making it strong. My children will be strong that way.Betty Smith
Quotes to Explore
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If you say something that undermines the stability of the country, then you have to be held accountable.
Najib Razak -
I'm married. I've been with my husband for six years. Now that I know what a healthy relationship is, I find I can write better about the unhealthiness of relationships.
Rachel Bloom -
Never sit staring at a blank page or screen. If you find yourself stuck, write. Write about the scene you're trying to write. Writing about is easier than writing, and chances are, it will give you your way in.
Laini Taylor -
India is an important market for Ericsson, not only as a telecom market but also as a global hub for R&D.
Hans Vestberg -
In 1980, shortly before my 11th birthday, I wrote my first essay in English.
Pankaj Mishra -
You have to be willing to ask questions that almost no one else would ask.
Samantha Bee
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For me, and this may not be everybody, but because I do love country music so much, there's such a feeling of home in Nashville, especially because it's such a small town. You bring up one song, everybody knows who wrote it, everybody knows their mother and what their cell number is, and all of the stories.
Garrett Hedlund -
One can resist the invasion of an army but one cannot resist the invasion of ideas.
Victor Hugo -
After the revolution, it might very well remain necessary to place people where they could not do harm to others. But the one under restraint should be cut off from the rest of society as little as possible.
Barbara Deming -
Together, Amazon and I are giving readers what they want - inexpensive, professional ebooks.
J. A. Konrath -
I still find it hard to believe that the whole era of jazz is over.
Sam Shepard -
I'd like to make something about someone who hasn't existed so that I don't have to tread so carefully and can feel a little bit more creative freedom.
Sam Taylor-Johnson
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Remember: You are the common denominator in all your relationship problems. Wherever you go, your pesky repeated issues go - until you shed a blazing light of insight upon them.
Karen Salmansohn -
My choosing Islam was not a political statement; it was a spiritual statement.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -
I had a peace all day. I knew it was a tough golf course. I probably prayed more the last three holes than I ever did in my life.
Webb Simpson -
Writers are always critical of themselves and I'm no exception. I always feel that maybe I could have done better.
Iris Johansen -
I'm a huge Wong Kar-Wai fan.
Carla Gugino -
I have unbelievable trust in my offensive line that they will get the job done. Not only them, but the running backs and as a quarterback, I have to do my job in getting the ball in the right people's hands and doing what I do best.
Cam Newton
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I love speaking at schools. That's always my favorite because I wish I'd had someone who was like me come speak at my school.
Halima Aden -
Although we work through financial markets, our goal is to help Main Street, not Wall Street.
Janet Yellen -
I think artists throughout the history of time have always been controversial and have been a voice to speak to public culture in a way that a politician can't because they'll lose their constituency.
Mark Foster Foster the People -
We must work to resolve conflicts in a spirit of reconciliation and always keep in mind the interests of others. We cannot destroy our neighours! We cannot ignore their interests!
Dalai Lama -
Who wants to die? Everything struggles to live. Look at that tree growing up there out of that grating. It gets no sun, and water only when it rains. It's growing out of sour earth. And it's strong because its hard struggle to live is making it strong. My children will be strong that way.
Betty Smith