Og Mandino Quotes
Weak is he who permits his thoughts to control his actions; strong is he who forces his actions to control his thoughts.
Quotes to Explore
-
Every step and every movement of the multitude, even in what are termed enlightened ages, are made with equal blindness to the future; and nations stumble upon establishments, which are indeed the result of human action, but not the execution of any human design.
-
I don't think people are ever going to a place where they're like, 'I'm over stories about character and love.'
-
Nothing truly convincing - which would possess thoroughness, vigor, and skill - has been written against the ancients as yet; especially not against their poetry.
-
Grow we must, if we outgrow all that loves us.
-
I have always believed that one should not be scared of losing, I think that really is the key.
-
I've been lucky enough to have fulfilled so many ambitions, and gone way past anything I ever thought I would do. I could never have imagined the career that I've had with the Foo Fighters - playing stadiums and having songs on the radio. It's amazing, and my goal is really just to carry on playing.
-
Every teenager and everybody around the ages from 10 to 18 has to go through finding out who they are.
-
War has been good to me from a financial standpoint but I don't want to make money that way. I don't want blood money.
-
Would I describe myself as new Labour? I'm Labour, organised Labour. I think labels have a limited use and that's where you really get into boy stuff sometimes, just sticking on labels.
-
I can't stand reading anything that I've said.
-
Agatha Christie holds special personal memories for me because my mum, a television producer called Pat Sandys, had been the first person to persaude the Agatha Christie estate to put one of her stories on T.V.
-
The Melvins are grunge.
-
When we cover a Chainsmokers song in our live show with ZBB, people are dancing and going crazy.
-
Sometimes, poor people don't smell too good, so love can have no nose.
-
I always felt a little worm inside me: 'Now you need to write a novel with a woman protagonist.'
-
How you played in yesterday's game is all that counts.
-
I cannot cure myself of that most woeful of youth's follies - thinking that those who care about us will care for the things that mean much to us.
-
I don't know if I believe in love at first sight, but of course I believe in two people having chemistry right away. A girl should be really easy to talk to. When I lose track of time because we've been talking, I think that's really fun.
-
There is really nothing like doing a play in New York.
-
So many people would like to have guidance from God because obviously, if you have a word from God, it's the best possible thing. But they don't relate that to life as a whole. Often they want guidance as a way of opting out of the responsibility of making decisions.
-
I listen to myself, I listen to my body, my mind; I follow my heart.
-
I will wear makeup because I want to look good for myself, but it's not to please other people. It's not so I fit in with the pretty girls or to impress guys.
-
As I started getting older, I realized, 'I'm so happy!' I didn't expect this! I wasn't happy when I was young.
-
Weak is he who permits his thoughts to control his actions; strong is he who forces his actions to control his thoughts.
