Reasons Quotes

“The difference between the love of a man and the love of a woman is that a man will always give reasons for loving, but a woman gives no reasons for loving.”
― Fulton J. Sheen, Life Is Worth Living

“Never judge someone's character based on the words of another. Instead, study the motives behind the words of the person casting the bad judgment.”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“We may place blame, give reasons, and even have excuses; but in the end, it is an act of cowardice to not follow your dreams.”
― Steve Maraboli

“The heart has its reasons but the mind makes the excuses.”
― Amit Abraham

“The truly terrible thing is that everybody has their reasons.”
― Jean Renoir

“We all do have our own reasons for being alone; in my case, I just don’t like wasting my time on some assholes.”
― M.F. Moonzajer

“... but if I've learned one thing, it's this: forgiveness is crucial. If you can't forgive someone you're mad at, that anger will poison you. You have to learn to let it go"... "people have reasons for doing the things that they do, especially when they care about you. You may not always understand what they are, but if you can try to understand the person then you might see that they really care, despite what happened."
pg 100 Meredith to Vlad”
― Heather Brewer

“Resources are hired to give results, not reasons.”
― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

“Horses were never wrong. They always did what they did for a reason, and it was up to you to figure it out.”
― Jeannette Walls, Half Broke Horses

“The real hell of life is everyone has his reasons.”
― Jean Renoir

“She sheltered her colors in the dark, where others were blind to see; I caught a glimpse of her lastly when she gave me a chance, before disappearing into the day. There was beauty locked in her that unfolded like an umbrella's claw, her true self that desired compassion, trust, protection and the potential to soar. But I missed to late, that what I wasn't looking for, when she left her reasons in the rain.”
― Anthony Liccione

“I’d imagine the whole world was one big machine. Machines never come with any extra parts, you know. They always come with the exact amount they need. So I figured, if the entire world was one big machine, I couldn’t be an extra part. I had to be here for some reason. And that means you have to be here for some reason, too.”
― Hugo Cabret

“Beware of those who are bored and not passionate about life, for they will bore you with reasons for not living.”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“But cities aren’t like people; they live on and on, even though their reason for being where they are has gone downriver and out to sea.”
― John Updike, Trust Me

“Remember, the thoughts that you think and the statements you make regarding yourself determine your mental attitude. If you have a worthwhile objective, find the one reason why you can achieve it rather than hundreds of reasons why you can’t.”
― Napoleon Hill

“Reasons aren't really things that make you do other things. Reasons are things that you make up, much later, to reassure everyone that we are all logical and that the world makes sense. We do unreasonable things, because we want to, at the time. No reason. Much later we sit in the wreckage, building reasons out of little bits of wreckage, so we'll have something to show the crash investigators. Look, this is what caused it. So the whole mess at least appears reasonable. So we can convince ourselves that at least there was a reason for the disaster, something we can prevent or avoid, so it'll never happen again. But a lot of the time there's no reason. We just flew it to the ground. Because we felt like it. And we're still dangerous. And it could happen again anytime.
Its easier to live with each other afterwards if we give each other reasons.”
― Julian Gough, Juno & Juliet

“I will love you until you run out
of reasons to not love me,
And then, I will love you a little more.”
― Harshita Gottipati, Born A Free Spirit

“So far nothing in your life has interfered with your reasoning process.”
― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

“We are usually convinced more easily by reasons we have found ourselves than by those which have occurred to others.”
― Blaise Pascal, Pensées

“The fact that life has no meaning is a reason to live-moreover, the only one.”
― Emil Cioran

“Can you believe me, though?” he asks quietly. “That the worst thing I ever did was for the best reason I ever had?”
― Christina Lauren, Twice in a Blue Moon

“Emotion is created by a cause, whether that cause is factual or imaginary does not matter, as longer as the believer holds it as true.”
― Bangambiki Habyarimana, Pearls Of Eternity

“Those who make excuses, don't make progress.”
― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

“Little tree filled his lungs with the white airness of the night, as if he were going to fly.
The living voice of his parents. Elisha's eyes. These were reasons enough to set off on another adventure.
Reasons to be Toby Lolness again.”
― Timothee de Fombelle, Toby Alone

“The right thing was confusing, and difficult, and sometimes Jason wondered if it was in fact a nonexistent ideal, like heaven or the American dream. There was no right thing. You did what you did for whatever reasons occurred to you at the time, depending on whichever emotion was running thickest in your blood. Your desire and fear and adrenaline and longing. You made your choice and came up with the reasons later.”
― Thomas Mullen, The Many Deaths of the Firefly Brothers

“We don't need a point, son. We're juvenile, we're dirty, we don't have girls, we have noses full of snot, throats sore as hell, we've got scabs on us, we suffer bouts of acne, we've got no girls ... What more reasons do we need?”
― Markus Zusak, Underdog

“I guess I’m just a little worried that we might be doing this for different reasons,’ Shelley said at last.

‘But that’s life, isn’t it?’ said Lemoine, speaking lightly. ‘Everybody always has their own reasons for doing what they do. You can’t police motivation.”
― Eleanor Catton, Birnam Wood

“When life gives you a hundred reasons to cry, show life you have a thousand reasons to smile.”
― Unknown

“Every poem, for me, begins with a question I don’t have the answer to, and here, in ‘Hypothesis,’ the question is whether I could persist in a world where things—love, violence, pleasure, pain, joy, agony—occur at random. I didn’t think I could; I thought there had to be a reason for suffering, that my suffering made me special, but in writing this poem, I found that I suffer because I want my suffering to mean something. Pain is pain, the poet Randall Jarrell tells me, and I’m trying—I really am trying—to see the world for what it is and not what my heart needs it to be.”
― Paul Tran

“One: He thinks he’s so spectacular. Seriously, he mansplains everything and thinks he’s so amazing, so even if I thought he was a little amazing— which I don’t— there’s no room for anyone else to think he’s amazing because he’s too full of himself.
“Two: Why is his hair always in his eyes?” Mina rolled her eyes.
“Three: He has all the teachers wrapped around his finger. I saw the student council advisor literally swoon over his speech last week. Swoon. I mean, pull yourself together, ma’am, you are a grown-up.
“Four: He’s all ‘Oooh, I’m gonna be a lawyer.’ Oh, okay— well, lawyers are shady, and therefore you are shady, Jonathan. I asked him why he wanted to defend criminals, and he said he was interested in estate law like his parents, and then I lost interest because he is boring.
“Five: He is boring.”
“You don’t seem that bored,” Jackie cut in, looping a piece of web around the edge of a bush.
Mina made a mock-affronted face. “Rude.”
Jackie laughed and motioned for Mina to continue.
“Six: Why does he need everyone to like him? Get over yourself, Jonathan, because I don’t like you.
“Seven: Hello? Can we say TOO INQUISITIVE? He asks too many questions. All up in my business.
“Eight: He never remembers my name. I know he’s a big junior and I’m a lowly sophomore, but we are on student council together, and it’s not that hard. I’ll make you remember my name, Jonathan. My name will be infamous!” Mina thrust her arms toward the sky, looming over Jackie and trailing webs all over them.
“Nine: I saw him steal a fry off his friend’s plate at lunch. That’s unforgivable. What a mooch.
“Ten: He makes me forget what I’m saying. I never forget what I’m saying. I’m great at linear thought— in fact, I’m known for it. Clearly this is one hundred percent his fault.”
― Melanie Dale, Girl of Lore