Category Archives: Quotes

Desiderata, by Max Ehrmann

I’ll just put this here.

“Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others,even the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.”

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Even A Norse God Admits He Was Wrong

Thor: You know, I had it all backwards. I had it all wrong.

Erik Selvig: Was that a bad thing, finding out that you don’t have all the answers? You start asking the right questions.

Thor: For the first time in…in my life, I have no idea what I’m supposed to do.

Erik Selvig: If anyone is ever going to find his way in this world, you have to start by getting it that he doesn’t know where the hell he is.

- Thor (2011 film)

A Man Provides For His Family

WALTER WHITE
I have made a series of very bad decisions and I cannot make another one.

GUS FRING
Why did you make these decisions?

WALTER WHITE
For the good of my family.

GUS FRING
Then they weren’t bad decisions. What does a man do, Walter? A man provides for his family.

WALTER WHITE
This cost me my family.

GUS FRING
When you have children, you always have family. They will always be your priority, your responsibility. And a man, a man provides. And he does it even when he’s not appreciated or respected or even loved. He simply bears up and he does it. Because he’s a man.

From Breaking Bad [Quotefully]

The Best Camera in the World

“The best camera in the world is the camera that you are holding right now… You’ve got to believe that. Before miracles start to happen, READ THE camera MANUAL then practice. Practice and practice until the camera thinks like you and it becomes the extension of your body. It is then that great photos will come out of your camera. Believe you can and the camera will follow your wishes. A good camera needs the best photographer to make it good.”

- John K. Chua (Advertising Photographer, Manila Zoo Volunteer, friend and caretaker of an elephant named Maali, PWD advocate for Special Children in the Philippines)