Doug Oudin > Doug's Quotes

“When she transformed into a butterfly, the caterpillars spoke not of her beauty, but of her weirdness. They wanted her to change back into what she always had been. But she had wings.”
― Dean Jackson

“A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.”
― Charles Darwin, The Life & Letters of Charles Darwin

“In life, finding a voice is speaking and living the truth. Each of you is an original. Each of you has a distinctive voice. When you find it, your story will be told. You will be heard.”
― John Grisham

“Don't compromise yourself - you're all you have.”
― John Grisham, The Rainmaker

“You live your life today,
Not tomorrow,
and certainly not yesterday.”
― John Grisham

“Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent. What I wonder is why everybody doesn't carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life.”
― Stephen King

“Time's a funny thing”
― Brandt Legg, Outview

“The unhappy person resents it when you try to cheer him up, because that means he has to stop dwelling on himself and start paying attention to the universe. Unhappiness is the ultimate form of self-indulgence. When you're unhappy, you get to pay a lot of attention to yourself. You get to take yourself oh so very seriously.”
― Tom Robbins, Jitterbug Perfume

“One of the most important things that a woman can do in her life is to encourage another woman to succeed.”
― Michelle Lowe

“Just because you don't comprehend something, it doesn't mean that it's dumb or wrong, it just means you haven't invested enough time to figure it out. Understand before you pass judgment.”
― Michelle E. Lowe