“I will tell you what I will do and what I will not do. I will not serve that in which I no longer believe, whether it call itself my home, my fatherland, or my church: and I will try to express myself in some mode of life or art as freely as I can and as wholly as I can, using for my defence the onl…”— James Joyce, amazon.com
“By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.”— Confucius, en.wikiquote.org
“The important thing is to create. Nothing else matters. Creation is all.”— Pablo Picasso, books.google.com.ph
“Since the world has changed so much, the same values don’t lead to the same choices anymore”— Jonathan Safran Foer, amazon.com
“Nobody ever says on their deathbed: ‘I wish I’d spent more time at the office.”— Geoffrey James, inc-asean.com
“Some people are your relatives but others are your ancestors, and you choose the ones you want to have as ancestors. You create yourself out of those values.”— Ralph Ellison, amazon.com
“We spend all of our time trying to get money, then once we have it, we spend all of our money trying to get our time back.”— Matthew Santoro, twitter.com
“The older I get the more value I see in a kind heart and a humble attitude.”— Matthew Santoro, twitter.com
“Education today needs not only to develop our intelligence, but also to support basic human values of warm-heartedness and compassion.”— Dalai Lama, twitter.com
“A sexy woman has values, and she sticks to them. She doesn’t let anyone get in the way of her morals. Whether it’s views on religious beliefs, political beliefs, sexuality, friendship, and romance, she has clear-cut standards and doesn’t let anyone stand in front of them.”— Chelsea Hetzel, inspirationindulgence.com
“The best things in life are free. The second-best things are very, very expensive.”— Coco Chanel, nytimes.com
“Over the years, I’ve found one rule. It is the only one I give on those occasions when I talk about writing. A simple rule. If you tell yourself you are going to be at your desk tomorrow, you are by that declaration asking your unconscious to prepare the material. You are, in effect, contracting to…”— Norman Mailer, amazon.com
“A strong woman understands that the gifts such as logic, decisiveness, and strength are just as feminine as intuition and emotional connection. She values and uses all of her gifts”— Nancy Rathburn, harpersbazaar.com
“If you want to have a fit body, you eventually learn that it is an on-going process. You can’t do 100 sit-ups once every six months and expect your body to change. Dating, too, takes persistence to see the results you are seeking. If you get frustrated that you aren’t finding what you’re looking for…”— Leslie Frey, lifehack.org
“Friendship- my definition- is built on two things. Respect and trust. Both elements have to be there. And it has to be mutual. You can have respect for someone, but if you don't have trust, the friendship will crumble.”— Stieg Larsson, amazon.com
“Friendship is born at the moment when one man says to another What! You too? I thought that no one but myself. . .”— C. S. Lewis, amazon.com