Long Quotes
Now it is autumn and the falling fruit and the long journey towards oblivion. The apples falling like great drops of dew to bruise themselves an exit from themselves.
Beneath the hush a whisper from long ago, promising peace of mind and a burden shared. No peace which is not peace for all, no rest until all has been fulfilled.
Buhhdism is wisdom. As long as we have wisdom, we can put all things to the best use, we can turn everything in the direction of happiness.
Well, we became a vegetarian. But that didn't last very long, because, um, I don't like vegetables. Or salad, nothing like that!
A genuine transformation that results from sustained concerted effort is long lasting because it has a firm foundation.
I always emphasize that it is much safer and better to keep one's own religious faith. The other major religions are thousands of years old and have long traditions.
I feel they should be discussed informally, truthfully, honestly, and in some cases, I think, without forgetting ... long-term vision. They should be practical.
Media people should have long noses like an elephant to smell out politicians, mayors, prime ministers and businessmen. We need to know the reality, the good and the bad, not just the appearance.
I think really, China, Chinese, I think they really have a long history of civilization, rich culture.
As long as I am alive, I am fully committed to amity between Tibetans and Chinese. Otherwise there's no use.
So long as space remains So long as sentient beings' Suffering remains I will remain In order to help, In order to serve.
In some cases, in order to protect global issues some sacrifice for national interest is worth it in the long run. Global warming, these things, they suffer everybody.
The decathlon takes so long to learn that people who are good athletes don't want to go back to the beginning again.
Female leaders are more oriented toward real and long-lasting results of their policies.
Trying to write music that's sensitive to 400 years ago takes a bit of madness, as it's such a long stretch of time.
I've made a kind of pact with myself where I said, It doesn't matter what it is as long as I'm acting.
I have long admired Caroline Leavitt's probing insight into people, her wit and compassion, her ability to find humor in dark situations, and conversely, her tenderness towards characters.
You can't count on notoriety lasting very long, and there's no way to predict whether anyone will care about your books or you in three years, let alone ten or twenty.
I'd like to be remembered by two simple words: any two words, as long as they're simple.
When running up a hill, it is all right to give up as many times as you wish-as long as your feet keep on moving.
Take pride in exactly what it is you do and remember it's okay to fail as long as you don't give up.
Evolution brings human beings. Human beings, through a long and painful process, bring humanity.
War must never be a condition but, rather, a temporary scourge which we suffer as a child does a fever, knowing that health follows the long night of pain and that peace is health.
If I had a dreamcatcher when I was thirteen, it would have spent many long days in the dryer.
Transferring our sovereignty and decisionmaking power to the WTO, to the United Nations, or any other international body is not in the long-term interests of our people.
I have no shame in making music that maybe, if you listen to it long enough, you'll realize you've heard this or that part of it before.
I like radio because you can do an hour-long interview and then three days later have a finished piece.
In the long term, Israel's security rests on only one pillar: the Palestinians' acceptance of the country. It isn't the atom bomb that makes Israel secure.
Shakespeare has way too many lines. My ideal theatre piece is about 40 minutes long with no interval.
WikiLeaks serves as a back-up for those who want to tell the truth about the inner workings of government when the mainstream media is not willing or taking too long to publish.
The library was one enormous room, with long, high metal shelves and the perfect quiet that libraries provide for anyone looking for an answer.
There are some who go through life with a shadow hanging over them, particularly if they live in a building which has long wide awnings.
Grief, a type of sadness that most often occurs when you have lost someone you love, is a sneaky thing, because it can disappear for a long time, and then pop back up when you least expect it.
...there's nothing wrong with occasionally staring out the window and thinking nonsense, as long as the nonsense is yours.
The Long Goodbye' is one book I like to read over and over again, and it was an enormous inspiration for 'All The Wrong Questions'.
Members of your family might say they are working hard all day long, while you are off at school or clarinet lessons, but the only way to know this for sure is to follow them at a discreet distance.
Mostly, it's flattering to meet fans. As long as it's in a planned, professional meeting, rather than, say, someone dropping by my home, which is not as pleasant.
Candles are good as long as you're not me and you don't fall asleep and your house burns down.
I would consider doing any part as long as the script is good and the film has an interesting director.
I definitely want to go on acting for as long as I can find employment. I'm never happier than when I'm on a film set. I just want to keep working.
You know, you can only cram your beliefs down a young kid's throat for so long before he goes, "you know, the other side seems to be having a lot more fun."
But I've been at writing long enough now to know that every three or four books I have to start a new direction.