Quotes - Gerda Taulu (Jakarta, 04, Indonesia) Showing 1-30 of 36

#1

“And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

tags: inspirational

20163 likes

#2

“Revenge is sweet and not fattening.”
― Alfred Hitchcock

tags: humor, revenge, sweet

115 likes

#3

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

tags: humor, words

2963 likes

#4

“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.”
― Charles M. Schulz

tags: chocolate, food, humor

26815 likes

#5

“Yeah, well, we're all writers, aren't we? He's a writer that hasn't been published, and I'm a writer who hasn't written anything.”
― Steve Martin, Picasso at the Lapin Agile and Other Plays

101 likes

#6

“Eating and reading are two pleasures that combine admirably.”
― C.S. Lewis

tags: eating-reading

8620 likes

#7

“I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.”
― Jerome K. Jerome

tags: humor, work

8144 likes

#8

“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

tags: abilities

50605 likes

#9

“When in doubt, go to the library.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

1271 likes

#10

“The fool who loves giving advice on our garden never tends his own plants”
― Paulo Coelho, Like the Flowing River

11 likes

#11

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

tags: books, humor

152099 likes

#12

“A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.”
― Steve Martin

tags: humor, obvious, simile

35268 likes

#13

“Anyone who thinks sitting in church can make you a Christian must also think that sitting in a garage can make you a car.”
― Garrison Keillor

tags: humor, religion

30288 likes

#14

“I saw the movie, 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' and was surprised because I didn't see any tigers or dragons. And then I realized why: they're crouching and hidden.”
― Steve Martin

475 likes

#15

“Boy, those French! They have a different word for everything.”
― Steve Martin

tags: french, humor

479 likes

#16

“... you're nuts but you're welcome here.”
― Steve Martin

352 likes

#17

“The banjo is such a happy instrument--you can't play a sad song on the banjo - it always comes out so cheerful.”
― steve martin

190 likes

#18

“Were they beautiful? We were all beautiful. We were in our twenties.”
― Steve Martin

104 likes

#19

“Comedy is the art of making people laugh without making them puke.”
― Steve Martin

tags: comedy, humor

121 likes

#20

“Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you do criticize him, you'll be a mile away and have his shoes.”
― Steve Martin

tags: criticize, empathy, funny, humor

257 likes

#21

“There are moments when troubles enter our lives and we can do nothing to avoid them.
But they are there for a reason. Only when we have overcome them will we understand why they were there.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Fifth Mountain

tags: encouragement, wisdom

2638 likes

#22

“God is the same, even though He has a thousand names; it is up to us to select a name for Him.”
― Paulo Coelho, By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept

tags: equality, god, reality

73 likes

#23

“If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. No use being a damn fool about it.”
― W.C. Fields

7409 likes

#24

“An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

tags: attributed-no-source, conflict, fighting, peace, revenge, trial, violence

13707 likes

#25

“When you begin a journey of revenge, start by digging two graves: one for your enemy, and one for yourself.”
― Jodi Picoult, Nineteen Minutes

tags: chinese-proverb, revenge

490 likes

#26

“Those who have a 'why' to live, can bear with almost any 'how'.”
― Viktor E. Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning

tags: nietzsche

3021 likes

#27

“I recommend that the Statue of Liberty on the East Coast be supplemented by a Statue of Responsiblity on the West Coast.”
― Viktor E. Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning

311 likes

#28

“Since Auschwitz we know what man is capable of. And since Hiroshima we know what is at stake.”
― Viktor E. Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning

tags: altertness

132 likes

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