Elizabeth Gilbert Quotes

I've always been afraid of saying no to people because I don't want them to be disappointed and dislike me.

Elizabeth Gilbert

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PeopleMeSayingWantDislikeBeen

I will listen to anyone's convictions, but pray keep your doubts to yourself.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

YourselfWillListenConvictions

I always worry that I'm a dilettante: I know something about lots of things but don't have exhaustive knowledge of much.

John Darnielle

KnowledgeWorryKnowAlwaysThings

You're trying to grow up, and you don't want to be like your parents, and that gets mixed up with being Korean... They brought their values from Korea, and I accepted them because I didn't know anything more. But as I grow older, I feel more Korean every year; it's very strange.

John Cho

ParentsGrowFeelYearYouValues

When people performing on the public's behalf feel intimidated, it's a sorry affair.

Michael Frome

PeopleSorryFeelPerformingAffair

Our sin is exactly the presumption that we can know God or ourselves through our own capacities.

Stanley Hauerwas

GodSinKnowThroughOwnOur

I had role models in my community, guys that were older than me and played at university or on the national team. Eli Pasquale was always around UVic when I was a young player, and the national team was around Victoria a little bit, so I got to watch those guys and learn from them.

Steve Nash

CommunityMeTeamLearnYoungRole

A best-seller is the gilded tomb of a mediocre talent.

Logan Pearsall Smith

TalentMediocreGildedTomb

And now, dear sister, I must leave this house or the retreating army will make me a prisoner in it by filling up the road I am directed to take.

Dolley Madison

I AmMeSisterRoadArmyHouse

I believe everybody is responsible for what they do themselves.

Dennis Potter

BelieveI BelieveResponsible

There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened.

Douglas Adams

UniverseWhyWillMoreDisappear

Through mutual understanding, sincerity and goodwill, and with great wisdom and broad views, the leaders on both sides should jointly initiate new opportunities for peace, stability, cooperation and mutual benefit.

Chen Shui-bian

WisdomGreatPeaceOpportunitiesNew

It doesn't matter what background you come from; it doesn't matter what your circumstances are - you can survive.

Ashleigh Murray

SurviveYouCircumstancesMatter

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