quotes about Niceness

“It was certainly an accident, an accident caused by a series of circumstances and coincidences”

“And one of the things that I've always loves about children is their vivid, unrestrained, and far-reaching imaginations - the depth and breadth of their creativity.”

Source : Kevin Clash (2006). “My Life as a Furry Red Monster: What Being Elmo Has Taught Me About Life, Love and Laughing Out Loud”, p.65, Harmony

“I regret that I should leave this world without again beholding him.”

“Forgiveness is a stunning principal, your ticket out of hate and fear and chaos. I know what regret feels like; I've earned my credentials. But I also know what forgiveness feels like, because God has so graciously forgiven me. Forgiveness frees you of the past so you can make good choices today.”

“I think that people get into trouble when they photograph something that they... that is not in their world. It's like when they say "write what you know."”

Source : Interview with Austin Allen, bigthink.com. April 21, 2010.

“She didn't look at me and I didn't look at her. Some questions are so direct the only way to ask them is sideways.”

Source : Deanna Raybourn (2013). “A Spear of Summer Grass”, p.48, MIRA

“Insofar as the theorist wins, therefore, by constructing an increasingly closed and terrifying machine, to that very degree he loses, since the critical capacity of his work is thereby paralysed, and the impulses of negation and revolt, not to speak of those of social transformation, are increasingly perceived as vain and trivial in the face of the model itself.”

“I think you balance the things you've been dying to do all your life. And the opportunities that come along, that you didn't maybe think of, that are so amazing, that you'd kick yourself if you didn't try to be a part of them.”

Source : Source: highlightsalongtheway.com

“We are all pioneers in the Age of Aquarius. No man can give a man anything other than love. No man can give a man anything other than hope. No man can give a man anything but service. The only thing you can do is act like a forklift-go into the dirt and lift the other person and put him on track, so he can proceed.”

“Everyone underestimates their own life. Funny thing is, in the end, all our stories...they're the same. In fact, no matter where you go in the world, there is only one important story: of youth, loss and yearning for redemption. So we tell the same story, over and over. Only the details are different.”

Source : Rohinton Mistry (2008). “Family Matters”, p.157, Faber & Faber