Jill Dobbe > Jill's Quotes

“While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about.”
― Angela Schwindt

“Just the knowledge that a good book is awaiting one at the end of a long day makes that day happier.”
― Kathleen Norris

“I can't believe anyone would voluntarily run 26 miles. Sometimes I sit on the couch cross-legged because I don't feel like walking to the bathroom.”
― jen lancaster

“If there is any religion that could respond to the needs of modern science, it would be Buddhism.”
― Albert Einstein

“A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again; but if he is peaceful, loving and fearless then he is in truth called wise.”
― Dhammapada, The Dhammapada: The Sayings of the Buddha

“To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what he says,but to go off with him and travel in his company.”
― Andre Gide

“‎Lipstick is really magical. It holds more than a waxy bit of color - it holds the promise of a brilliant smile, a brilliant day, both literally and figuratively.”
― Roberta Gately

“Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.”
― Margaret Fuller

“That's the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.”
― Jhumpa Lahiri, The Namesake

“A friend said to me, “Hey you need to grow a pair. Grow a pair, Bro.” It’s when someone calls you weak, but they associate it with a lack of testicles. Which is weird, because testicles are the most sensitive things in the world. If you suddenly just grew a pair, you’d be a lot more vulnerable. If you want to be tough, you should lose a pair. If you want to be real tough, you should grow a vagina. Those things can take a pounding.”
― Sheng Wang

“The thing about getting older is that you don't need everything to be possible any more, you just need things to be certain.”
― Monica Ali, Brick Lane

“Travel changes you. As you move through this life and this world you change things slightly, you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life—and travel—leaves marks on you.”
― Anthony Bourdain

“At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can.”
― Frida Kahlo

“The moment you put a deadline on your dream, it becomes a goal.”
― Harsha Bhogle, The Winning Way: Learnings from sport for managers

“Writing the book is the easy part.”
― Julie Watson, Born for Life: A Midwife's Story

“Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success.”
― Joyce Brothers

“Once a president gets to the White House, the only audience that is left that really matters is history.”
― Doris Kearns Goodwin

“I haven't been everywhere, but it's on my list.”
― Susan Sontag

“Reader's Bill of Rights

1. The right to not read

2. The right to skip pages

3. The right to not finish

4. The right to reread

5. The right to read anything

6. The right to escapism

7. The right to read anywhere

8. The right to browse

9. The right to read out loud

10. The right to not defend your tastes”
― Daniel Pennac

“At a time when the words 'fake' and 'news' are being paired together, "Radio Okapi Kindu" honors journalism and the importance it plays in our daily lives.”
― Jennifer Bakody, Radio Okapi Kindu: The Station that Helped Bring Peace to the Congo

“We live by the golden rule “do unto others as you would have them do unto you”. That phrase, unfortunately, falls short of our true ability to love and be loved. I think the best thing I can expect of any society is for its citizens to examine the most precious individual of their lot, one who they would protect with their lives and gladly die if needs be, and ask themselves, ‘how do we want others to treat this precious individual?’, the answer to which is how we would behave towards others. … This, for all practical intent, is my new golden rule. From Fillossofee: Messages from a Grandfather, by Robert Gately”
― Robert Gately

“All young people, regardless of sexual orientation or identity, deserve a safe and supportive environment in which to achieve their full potential.”
― Harvey Milk

“Some people have a way with words, and other people...oh, uh, not have way.”
― Steve Martin

“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

“Imagine your worst day, multiply it by a hundred, and pray to your God
that you never experience what some of the people in this war zone go
through, everyday, without any hope of it getting better. Ever. Compared
to these people, every day, no matter how bad, is the best day ever. I
know nothing about pain, nothing about suffering and hopefully never will.”
― Hendri Coetzee, Living the Best Day Ever