Lauren Groff Quotes

At some point, I picked up an old library copy of 'To The Lighthouse' someone had bought for 25 cents. I began to read and didn't stop until the sun had blistered my back. A mysterious rightness, a beautiful submerged truth had invaded me, one that has ever since seemed slightly beyond my grasp.

Lauren Groff

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Topics

TruthBeautifulSunMeLibraryBack

As Americans, we're raised with this idea of, 'We're number one.' As an individual, you absorb and you consume until you skyrocket to the top with your money and your whatever. That's not my philosophy. My philosophy is quite the opposite in that there's limited space, we have limited resources, and so it's not about the individual.

Jimmi Simpson

MoneySpacePhilosophyYouTopIdea

I didn't for a moment doubt the choice, but if life is ever fearsome, it is truly fearsome then.

John C. Hawkes

LifeMomentDoubtChoiceThenEver

And remember, where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality of gangsters get control. History has proven that.

John Dalberg-Acton

PowerHistoryMenControlRemember

I'm something of a black belt at break-ups. I have had two long-term relationships in my life, both of 10 years, both resulting in children, and both very much over. Things end. It is how you manage them being over that's key.

John Niven

LifeChildrenBlackKeyEndMy Life

It's amazing how many introverts go into the ministry.

John Piper

AmazingGoMinistryHowMany

Consciousness after death demonstrates the possibility of consciousness operating independently of the body.

Stanislav Grof

DeathBodyConsciousnessAfter

As a CEO, I had significant exposure to private equity, enough that I had in no way bought into the media's caricature: rapacious privateers who destroy companies.

Ron Williams

EnoughMediaWayEquityDestroyCEO

I love clothes. Maybe I can say I don't love fashion, but I love clothes completely.

Miuccia Prada

LoveFashionClothesI CanSay

I don't like to criticise referees because I believe it is a very complicated job, and what they do is very beneficial for football.

David Villa

FootballJobBelieveComplicated

I want to be a band that people haven't seen.

Chuck Inglish

PeopleWantBandSeen

That was my trick. I interned a lot.

Brad Paisley

TrickLot

When we're talking about diversity, it's not a box to check. It is a reality that should be deeply felt and held and valued by all of us.

Ava DuVernay

DiversityRealityTalkingBoxCheck

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Lauren Groff