Zbigniew Herbert Quotes
Be courageous when the mind deceives you Be courageous In the final account only this is important
Quotes to Explore
-
Always remember that the most important thing in a good marriage is not happiness, but stability.
-
I wasn't real quick, and I wasn't real strong. Some guys will just take off and it's like, whoa. So I beat them with my mind and my fundamentals.
-
Money isn't the most important thing in life, but it's reasonably close to oxygen on the 'gotta have it' scale.
-
The work that we do during the winter is very important; we have a new bike and it's important to develop it during this time, and we start with this test.
-
My parents' divorce made an important change in my life. It affected me.
-
The four characteristics of humanism are curiosity, a free mind, belief in good taste, and belief in the human race.
-
That's maybe the most important thing each generation does, is to break a lot of rules and make up their own way of doing things.
-
I think right now we need to look back at the founding values of our country. Rise above partisanship, be less bitter when it comes to important matters that have to be solved.
-
What is important is to believe in something so strongly that you're never discouraged.
-
The human mind, if it is to keep its sanity, must maintain the nicest balance between unity and plurality.
-
But it is important to observe that when Europe or the United Nations impose sanctions that are supposed to be aimed against a certain regime, usually generally millions of people end up being directly punished.
-
I get out of the pool after a workout and look on my BlackBerry to see if the nanny called and to make sure everything's okay. My child is always on my mind.
-
We have global interests, potential threats from elsewhere, North Korea, Iran, Taiwan Straits and the like. We must be prepared for any future threat. That is why it is important that this be a transition year, 2006.
-
There is not one description of beauty - that in fact it has different faces, different stories, and different background, and it's important to embrace all of those.
-
I take so much pleasure at seeing customers who are happy: happy with what they eat, but happy with their friends and sharing a great moment together, and I think that is more important in life than the endless pursuit of perfection.
-
You need to feel that the game is important to you. Lose that feeling and you lose your edge. There's no faking that kind of emotion. You can't invent the feeling. It's got to be natural, real.
-
Art is a mind-game that we do to make our lives easier. If it isn't for that, it becomes superfluous.
-
If it is indeed impossible - or at least very difficult - to inhabit the consciousness of an animal, then in writing about animals there is a temptation to project upon them feelings and thoughts that may belong only to our own human mind and heart.
-
'The central defect of the human mind,' Custine said, 'is its unfortunate habit of seeing patterns where none exist. Of course, that is also its chief asset.''But sometimes a very dangerous one.'
-
Even if we don't believe in church or God, we still believe in things that are bigger than ourselves. We need to believe in those things because if we can't be open to what we don't know, there's no hope for any of us.
-
I never turned down a movie because they wouldn't give me enough money.
-
Every man has three characters - that which he exhibits, that which he has, and that which he thinks he has.
-
Trying to run Congress without human relationships is like trying to run a car without motor oil. Should we be surprised when the whole thing freezes up?
-
Be courageous when the mind deceives you Be courageous In the final account only this is important
