Quotes - Jerry Yoakum (jerry-yoakum-architect) (Springfield, MO) Showing 1-21 of 21

#1

“A man who becomes conscious of the responsibility he bears toward a human being who affectionately waits for him, or to an unfinished work, will never be able to throw away his life. He knows the "why" for his existence, and will be able to bear almost any "how".”
― Victor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning

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#2

“There are worse fates than death, you know.”
― Sarah J. Maas, House of Earth and Blood

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#3

“Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.”
― Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land

tags: essential, happiness, love

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#4

“Life is a conundrum of esoterica.”
― Lemony Snicket, The Reptile Room

tags: a-series-of-unfortunate-events, humor

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#5

“He didn't know the first thing about greed. He thought it was all about money.”
― Morris Gleitzman

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#6

“It is both relaxing and invigorating to occasionally set aside the worries of life, seek the company of a friendly book...from the reading of 'good books' there comes a richness of life that can be obtained in no other way.”
― Gordon B. Hinckley

tags: book-lovers, reading

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#7

“′Classic′ - a book which people praise and don't read.”
― Mark Twain

tags: books, classic, reading

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#8

“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”
― Dr. Seuss

tags: attributed-no-source, dreams, love, reality, sleep

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#9

“Everything is possible. The impossible just takes longer.”
― Dan Brown, Digital Fortress

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#10

“The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.”
― Mark Twain

tags: aliteracy, attributed-no-source, literacy

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#11

“Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it.”
― Mark Twain

tags: truth

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#12

“Substitute 'damn' every time you're inclined to write 'very;' your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be.”
― Mark Twain

tags: humor, writing

9631 likes

#13

“If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're mis-informed.”
― Mark Twain

tags: misattributed-mark-twain, newspapers

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#14

“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear.”
― Mark Twain

tags: courage

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#15

“Education: the path from cocky ignorance to miserable uncertainty.”
― Mark Twain

tags: education

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#16

“If animals could speak, the dog would be a blundering outspoken fellow; but the cat would have the rare grace of never saying a word too much.”
― Mark Twain

tags: animals, cats, dogs, grace, reticence

1747 likes

#17

“I have found out that there ain't no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.”
― Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer Abroad

tags: humor, travel

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#18

“It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.”
― Mark Twain

tags: misattributed-to-mark-twain, quote-investigator

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#19

“Worrying is like paying a debt you don't owe.”
― Mark Twain

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#20

“Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is lightning that does the work.”
― Mark Twain

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#21

“I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him.”
― Mark Twain

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