quotes about Meekness

last updated: November 28, 2023

“You have many flaws, he announced... â€œBut there was one flaw that made all the other imperfections pale in comparison.â€ â€œWas?â€ she asked. â€œI don't have this flaw any longer?â€ â€œNo, you don't.â€ â€œPray tell,â€ she muttered in exasperation, â€œwhat was this terrible flaw?â€ He grinned. â€œYou used to be English.”
“Compared to industry in Europe or Japan, where industry was based on a craft tradition, we are sadly behind.”
“All things happen by virtue of necessity.”
“There's always fear. There's always fear. Always fear. Anyone who says they are not afraid is lying to you. Because this can all change tomorrow. I could say something dumb today and be in the news for it tomorrow. And maybe the phone stops ringing. You're always afraid of losing what you have. Regardless of success or anything, you're always afraid.”

Source : Interview with Paul Eide, www.askmen.com. February 27, 2016.
“The berries. I realize the answer to who I am lies in that handful of poisonous fruit. If I held them out to save Peeta because I knew I would be shunned if I came back without him, then I am despicable. If I held them out because I loved him, I am still self-centered, although forgivable. But if I held them out to defy the capitol, I am someone of worth. The trouble is, I don't know exactly what was going on inside me at that moment.”
“You are always kind of suspicious that there's a better life out there for you no matter what it is - and obviously being in a band for me was always what I wanted to do, it's the only thing that I can do, it's the only thing that gets me up in the morning, but you can't help but wonder what else you'd be doing if you weren't in the band.”
“The things that make me different are the things that make me.”
“Many times, people attack the well-to-do people. They see an opportunity.”
“Everything vanishes, falls apart, doesn't it? Nature is always the same but nothing in her that appears to us lasts. Our art must render the thrill of her permanence, along with her elements, the appearance of all her changes. It must give us a taste of her Eternity.”
“No one likes to be criticized, of course, but if the things we successfully strive for do not make our future selves happy, or if the things we unsuccessfully avoid do, then it seems reasonable (if somewhat ungracious) for them to cast a disparaging glance backward and wonder what the hell we were thinking.”