Quotes about t
thinking world want
This is a weakness of the world. Someone thinks they've discovered something for the first time. They want to be authoritative about it. Diana Vreeland
tables dinner poor
Poor, darling fellow - he died of food. He was killed by the dinner table. Diana Vreeland
thinking views giving
I think i always had a perfectly clear view of what was possible for the public. "Give'em what they never knew they wanted". Diana Vreeland
thinking loner
I was always sort of a loner, I suppose. I always had to think out everything for myself... I suppose that is what you call a loner. Diana Vreeland
thinking reality imagination
I think your imagination is your reality Diana Vreeland
things-in-life shame perfume
This is a great shame, but of course there have to be some things in life that not everybody can have, and great perfume is one of them. Diana Vreeland
talking west boring
The West is boring itself to death! And talking itself to death! Diana Vreeland
thinking people way
What do I think about the way most people dress? Most people are not something one thinks about. Diana Vreeland
too-much taste boring
Too much good taste can be boring Diana Vreeland
thinking might today
If you think all the time every day of your life, you might as well kill yourself today and be happier tomorrow. Diana Vreeland
thinking thoughtfulness manners
Oh, but I think that thoughtfulness and manners are everything. Diana Vreeland
tragedy hot sophie
By now it was clear that Howl was in a mood to produce green slime any second. Sophie hurriedly put her sewing away. "I'll make some hot buttered toast," she said. "Is that all you can do in the face of tragedy??" Howl asked. "Make toast! Diana Wynne Jones
thinking doors boredom
Really, these wizards! You'd think no one had ever had a cold before! Well, what is it?" she asked, hobbling through the bedroom door onto the filthy carpet. "I'm dying of boredom," Howl said pathetically. "Or maybe just dying. Diana Wynne Jones
trying firsts succeed
That's why I love spiders. 'If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again. Diana Wynne Jones
trying necks typical
Typical! I break my neck trying to get here, and I find you peacefully tidying up! Diana Wynne Jones
thinking care might
Sophie did not care to think how Howl might react if Fanny woke him by stabbing him with her parasol. Diana Wynne Jones
treats persons ifs
One person ought to treat another person properly, even if the person's himself. Diana Wynne Jones
thinking expectations genius
And indeed if you think you're a genius at something, what you achieve is very much according to your expectations; if you think you're no good, you're not going to get anywhere. Diana Wynne Jones
teacher real book
Imagination doesn’t just mean making things up. It means thinking things through, solving them, or hoping to do so, and being just distant enough to be able to laugh at things that are normally painful. Head teachers would call this escapism, but they would be entirely wrong. I would call fantasy the most serious, and the most useful, branch of writing there is. And this is why I don’t, and never would, write Real Books. Diana Wynne Jones
thinking looks asking
Yes. I was looking for Lettie. They were both very kind to me,” Percival said, “Even though they’d never seen me before. And Wizard Howl kept visiting to court Lettie. Lettie didn’t want him, and she asked me to bite him to get rid of him, until Howl suddenly began asking her about you and—“ “what?” he said, “ I know someone called sophie who looks a little like you.. And Lettie said, that’s my sister,’ without thinking,” Percival said. “ And she got terribly worried then, particularly as Howl went on asking about her sister. Diana Wynne Jones
thinking sheltered-lives
I’m beginning to think I’ve led a much too sheltered life. Diana Wynne Jones
tired yesterday needs
No I am not all right!” Chrestomanci said, after five minutes of this. “I have worldwide blisters. I need a shave. I’m tired out and I haven’t had anything to eat since breakfast yesterday. Would you feel alright in my position? Diana Wynne Jones
tea way cups
Happiness isn't a thing. You can't go out and get it like a cup of tea. It's the way you feel about things. Diana Wynne Jones
technology hurricanes reminders
Hurricane season brings a humbling reminder that, despite our technologies, most of nature remains unpredictable. Diane Ackerman
technology worry grace
I'm certainly not opposed to digital technology, whose graces I daily enjoy and rely on in so many ways. But I worry about our virtual blinders. Diane Ackerman
travel adventure
Adventure is not something you travel to find. It's something you take with you, or you're not going to find it when you arrive. Diane Ackerman
today vices drink
The well of nature is full today. Time to go outside and take a drink. Diane Ackerman
trying fever world
To begin to understand the gorgeous fever that is consciousness, we must try to understand the senses and what they can tell us about the ravishing world we have the privilege to inhabit. Diane Ackerman
thinking people together
I love bringing people together. I think that the environment is so important in terms of what kind of relationships you might be able to create, how people get to know each other. Desiree Rogers
thinking important resistance
I think it's very important for us to start to build a culture of resistance, because what we're doing isn't working, clearly. Derrick Jensen
thinking culture killing
I think a lot of us are increasingly recognizing that the dominant culture is killing the planet, Derrick Jensen
teacher teaching who-we-are
The task we all face as human beings ... is to find and become who we are. The task teachers face is to find their own way of teaching, one that manifests who they are. Derrick Jensen
two people together
It's really amazing that two people from such different backgrounds and geographical origins ever got together. That was perhaps part of the attraction. Desi Arnaz