Latest Quotes

“For most of us, though, the problem is not a lack of goals but rather too many of them.”

— Roy F. Baumeister, Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength

“Spend your free time the way you like, not the way you think you're supposed to.”

— Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

“Stupid kissing. Stupid roaming hands. Stupid boys.”

— Jessica Park, Flat-Out Love

“Boys are idiots. Girls are idiots, too, of course, but boys are a special kind of idiot. A girl, for instance, will vote for a boy in an election, or go to a movie that's about a boy, or buy a book that features a boy hero (or villain). Boys are much less likely to return the favor. They can't wrap…”

— Josh Lieb, I am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to Be Your Class President

“I didn't answer, but, please—nothing is obvious with boys. For such simple creatures, they are quite baffling.”

— Rick Riordan, The Throne of Fire

“The difference between misery & happiness depends on what we do with our attention.”

— Sharon Salzberg, Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness (Shambhala Classics)

“Do real boys actually call girls baby? I don't have enough experience to know. I do know that if a guy ever called me baby, I'd probably laugh in his face. Or choke him.”

— Katja Millay, The Sea of Tranquility

“Yes, boys are a little like shoes. Why? Well...They can be useful. But mainly...They are nice to look at. Getting the right one can be a lovely accessory to an outfit. There are times when you couldn't do without them. And there are times when you'd rather do without them. Get the wrong ones and the…”

— Rachel Hill, A Girl's Guide to Guys: Meeting Them, Managing Them and All That Love Stuff

“I understood books. I did not understand boys.”

— Jennifer L. Armentrout, Onyx

“I was crying a little for the boy I had wanted him to be and the boy he hadn’t turned out to be.”

— Gabrielle Zevin, Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac

“The more boys I meet, the more I love my dog.”

— Carrie Underwood, The More Boys I Meet

“When a girl cries, few things are more worthless than a boy.”

— Alexandra Bracken, The Darkest Minds

“Beautiful face. Beautiful body. Horrible attitude. It was the holy trinity of hot boys.”

— Jennifer L. Armentrout, Obsidian

“Becoming is better than being.”

— Carol S. Dweck, Carol S. Dweck: Mindset : The New Psychology of Success (Hardcover); 2006 Edition

“Life isn't about having, it's about being. You could surround yourself with all that money can buy, and you'd still be as miserable as a human can be. I know people with perfect bodies who don't have half the happiness I've found. On my journeys I've seen more joy in the slums of Mumbai and the orph…”

— Nick Vujicik, Life Without Limits

“You do not go out into the street in your underwear, although usually you are wearing underwear. The underwear is not visible but it is there all the time. It is the same with concepts. They are there. They underlie practical things we do- even when we are not conscious of them.’”

— Edward De Bono, How To Have A Beautiful Mind

“Love is that micro-moment of warmth and connection that you share with another living being.”

— Barbara L. Fredrickson, Love 2.0: How Our Supreme Emotion Affects Everything We Feel, Think, Do, and Become

“Because true belonging only happens when we present our authentic, imperfect selves to the world, our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self-acceptance.”

— Brené Brown, Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

“What does it matter how many lovers you have if none of them gives you the universe?”

— Jacques Lacan, On Feminine Sexuality, the Limits of Love and Knowledge: The Seminar of Jacques Lacan, Book XX: Encore

“Although psychology and pedagogy have always maintained the belief that a child is a happy being without any conflicts, and have assumed that the sufferings of adults are the results of the burdens and hardships of reality, it must be asserted that just the opposite is true. What we learn about the…”

— Melanie Klein, Narrative of a Child Analysis (The Writings of Melanie Klein)