Morrie Schwartz Quotes

The little things, I can obey. But the big things - how we think, what we value - those you must choose yourself. You can't let anyone - or any society - determine those for you.

Morrie Schwartz

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: educator
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 20, 1916 - November 4, 1995

Topics

YourselfValueLittle ThingsSociety

It's almost worth having been in the army for the joy your freedom gives you.

John Dos Passos

FreedomPatriotismJoyWorthYou

People in jobs that they hate must be worn out.

Melvyn Bragg

HatePeopleOutMustJobsWorn

Here is the real domino theory - gay man to gay man, bisexual man to straight woman, addict mother to newborn baby, they all fall down and someday it will come to you.

Anna Quindlen

MotherWomanManBabyYouFall

I think 'Never Land' is, like, my first really strong attempt to create music... that can encourage people who share my faith but also challenge and intrigue people who don't.

Andy Mineo

MusicFaithChallengePeopleThink

When I was a kid and I'd be in trouble. I'd ask God to help me, and then once the fire was out, I wouldn't talk to Him anymore. When I got older, I began to find I needed some help spiritually, just to function.

Stephen Adly Guirgis

GodFireMeHelpFindTrouble

When I woke up this morning my girlfriend asked me, 'Did you sleep good?' I said 'No, I made a few mistakes.'

Steven Wright

GoodMorningMistakesSleepMeYou

I have been threatened occasionally. But that happens to everybody who is writing this kind of things. Threats will come without fail. It might happen to the most 'innocent' texts. If it gets too much we call the police.

Stieg Larsson

PoliceWritingToo MuchInnocent

Daring to love someone is something we all do.

Roger Rees

LoveSomeoneSomethingDaring

It is a hopeless endeavor to make the form and content of earlier architectural epochs usable for our time; in this, even the strongest artistic talent must fail. We see repeatedly how the outstanding builders fail to achieve an effect because their work does not serve the will of the age.

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

WorkAgeTimeTalentAchieveWill

The pressure of special interests, the demands of special sections of the state, the needs of friends, all must be subordinated to the good of the people as a whole.

Arthur Capper

GoodPeoplePressureFriendsSpecial

Part of the intro to life in the public eye is, you get a bit of attention from fashion designers.

Antoni Porowski

LifeFashionEyeAttentionYouGet

I suppose anyone who calls a dictator a dictator is 'dangerous' and 'imbalanced.'

Asma Jahangir

DangerousDictatorWhoAnyoneCalls

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