Martha Beck Quotes

No one else can take risks for us, or face our losses on our behalf, or give us self-esteem. No one can spare us from life's slings and arrows, and when death comes, we meet it alone.

Martha Beck

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 29, 1962

Topics

LifeAloneDeathRisksFaceMeet

I don't like to repeat myself as an actor.

Joe Lando

MyselfActorRepeatLike

Beauty, like ice, our footing does betray; Who can tread sure on the smooth, slippery way: Pleased with the surface, we glide swiftly on, And see the dangers that we cannot shun.

John Dryden

BeautyIceWaySeeSureSmooth

I like it when the team is in control of the match. I like very much the ball possession; I like to play in the other half.

Maurizio Sarri

TeamControlPlayBallHalfLike

I love to dance, bike, and walk every day, so I like to be feminine and comfortable at the same time.

Jeanne Damas

LoveTimeWalkDayDanceBike

In an odd way, it is refreshing to be around people who aren't attention-starved and media-addicted.

Johnny Colt

PeopleWayRefreshingOddWho

Death is something to savour, and I hope to savour mine.

Stephane Hessel

HopeDeathSomethingMine

Was on my last leg, I couldn't even borrow my friend's extra peg.

Sly Stone

FriendLegBorrowLastExtraEven

I own a fart CD. It has, I believe, over 100 fart sounds. A lovely variety, from the up-close and personal to the more experimental and dissonant. Some people prefer to listen to Bach when they go to sleep... not me.

Simon Helberg

SleepPeopleMeBelieveGoPersonal

My parents tried to convince me that school won't always be there, but auditions will. I said, 'Really? Are they tearing down NYU?'

Simon Helberg

SchoolParentsMeDownSaidWill

I've always known exactly who I am. I was a girl trapped in a boy's body.

Jazz Jennings

GirlI AmBodyBoyTrappedAlways

We are all serving a life sentence, and good behavior is our only hope for a pardon.

Douglas Horton

LifeGoodHopeBehaviorServingOur

Americans thinking that America will continue to lead the world in innovation and quality of life without some quick and serious educational improvements are dangerously delusional.

Dean Kamen

LifeInnovationQualityWorldWill

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