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My Own Quotes

Jesus take the wheel, take it from my hands, 'cause I can't do this on my own. I'm letting go, so give me one more chance, to save me from this road I'm on. Jesus take the wheel Picture Quote #1

I used to worry about the labels others placed on me, until I realized my limitations weren't coming from their labels, but from my own Picture Quote #1

All the mistakes I make arise from forsaking my own station and trying to see the object from another person's point of view Picture Quote #1

By this time I had discovered that all the gamey bits were cut out of the school texts, because I had a Shakespeare of my own; the Ontario Department of Education was hard at its impossible task of trying to educate the masses without in any permanent way inflaming their minds Picture Quote #1

I have known far too many university graduates, in this country and in my own, who, as soon as they have received the diploma which declares them to be of Certified Intelligence, put their brains in cold storage and never use them again until they are hauled away to the mortuary Picture Quote #1

Perhaps one of the most important accomplishments of my administration has been minding my own business Picture Quote #1

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I claim you as my life mate. I belong to you. I offer my life for you. I give to you my protection, my allegiance, my heart, my soul, and my body. I take into my keeping the same that is yours. Your life, happiness, and welfare will be cherished and placed above my own for all time. You are my life mate, bound to me for all eternity and always in my care Picture Quote #1

We ate simply, we were healthy, and we were uninterested in those things that should be called possessions not because they are possessed but because they possess. Those ten years were the happiest of my life save the first ten, the years in which I had neither position nor success, and no one took notice of me. Those were the years of the parent holding the child in his arms, lifting him high in the air, and pulling him close. As I held my own son, when he was a baby, God was right there Picture Quote #1

In my own case at least I feel my professional need for freedom of speech and expression prejudices me toward a government whose constitution guarantees it Picture Quote #1

I put my hands on my hips, not caring if I sounded like a Billingsgate fishwife. “Yes, it was a dangerous thing to do, but as it seems to have escaped your attention, I remind you I am above thirty years of age, of sound body and mind, and in control of my own fortune. That means, ” I said, moving closer still, poking his chest for emphasis, “I am mistress of myself and answer to no one Picture Quote #1

I often forget that other people's stories aren't simply introductions to my own more engaging, more dramatic, more relevant, and better-told tales, but rather ends in themselves, tales I can learn from or repeat or dissect or savor Picture Quote #1

In Gilead, the narrator's friend's son describes himself not as an atheist but in

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Like most, I was a solitary boy at first, keeping to my books and weeping in the hedgerows whenever I could get away on my own. Surely, I thought, I must be the saddest child in the world; that there must be something innately horrid about me to cause my father to cast me off so heartlessly. I believed that if I could discover what it was, there might be a chance of putting things right, of somehow making it up to him Picture Quote #1

Whenever I'm with other people, part of me shrinks a little. Only when I am alone can I fully enjoy my own company Picture Quote #1

As my turn approached, I suddenly became aware of my own heartbeat. I wished that I were a Tibetan lama, so that I could control its racing valves Picture Quote #1

I am afraid because I can so clearly foresee my own life rotting away of itself, like a leaf that rots without falling, while I pursue my round of existence from day to day Picture Quote #1

I have no fear of the dead. Indeed in my own limited experience I have found them to produce in me a feeling that is quite the opposite of fear. A dead body is much more fascinating than a live one and I have learned that most corpses tell better stories. I'd had the good fortune of seeing several of them in my time Picture Quote #1

Unhappiness. There are all kinds of unhappy people in the world. I suppose it would be no exaggeration to say that the world is composed entirely of unhappy people. But those people can fight their unhappiness with society fairly and squarly, and society for its part easily understands and sympathizes with such struggles. My unhappiness stemmed entirely from my own vices, and I had no way of fighting anybody Picture Quote #1

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I should protect and cherish the young, the old, and the infirm, because at some point I would be all of these things before my own journey ended Picture Quote #1

May the New Year bring you courage to break your resolutions early! My own plan is to swear off every kind of virtue, so that I triumph even when I fall! Picture Quote #1

My own understanding is the sole treasure I possess, and the greatest. Though infinitely small and fragile in comparison with the powers of darkness, it is still a light, my only light Picture Quote #1

I have lived carefully, sheltered myself from the cold winds, eaten moderately of what was in season, drunk fine claret, slept in my own sheets; I shall live long Picture Quote #1

My behavior is a product of my own conscious choices based on principles, rather than a product of my conditions, based on feelings Picture Quote #1

Or past achievements - changes or is no longer there? Had I been more mature, I could have relied on my own intrinsic strength - my understanding of sharing and of growth and my capacity to love Picture Quote #1

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The owl flies, in the moonlight, over a field where the wounded cry out. Like the owl, I fly in the night over my own misfortune Picture Quote #1

If I am intellectually interdependent, I realize that I need the best thinking of other people to join with my own Picture Quote #1

Some part of me instinctively reached out, and in an odd way understood this pain, never imagining that I would someday look in the mirror and see their sadness and insanity in my own eyes Picture Quote #1

I don't care whether I really exist or don't, whether I'm real or fictional. What I want right now is to be the person who decides my own fate Picture Quote #1

My characters were... rebelling against something... My own bad writing. I wouldn't do for my characters what they needed for me to do - be courageous enough in my writing to make them interesting Picture Quote #1

What deceived me was my own happiness; for peace is indivisible, and the surrounding world confusion found no reflection inside me Picture Quote #1

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Jesus take the wheel, take it from my hands, 'cause I can't do this on my own. I'm letting go, so give me one more chance, to save me from this road I'm on. Jesus take the wheel (My Own Quotes) I used to worry about the labels others placed on me, until I realized my limitations weren't coming from their labels, but from my own (My Own Quotes) All the mistakes I make arise from forsaking my own station and trying to see the object from another person's point of view (My Own Quotes) By this time I had discovered that all the gamey bits were cut out of the school texts, because I had a Shakespeare of my own; the Ontario Department of Education was hard at its impossible task of trying to educate the masses without in any permanent way inflaming their minds (My Own Quotes) I have known far too many university graduates, in this country and in my own, who, as soon as they have received the diploma which declares them to be of Certified Intelligence, put their brains in cold storage and never use them again until they are hauled away to the mortuary (My Own Quotes) Perhaps one of the most important accomplishments of my administration has been minding my own business (My Own Quotes) I claim you as my life mate. I belong to you. I offer my life for you. I give to you my protection, my allegiance, my heart, my soul, and my body. I take into my keeping the same that is yours. Your life, happiness, and welfare will be cherished and placed above my own for all time. You are my life mate, bound to me for all eternity and always in my care (My Own Quotes) We ate simply, we were healthy, and we were uninterested in those things that should be called possessions not because they are possessed but because they possess. Those ten years were the happiest of my life save the first ten, the years in which I had neither position nor success, and no one took notice of me. Those were the years of the parent holding the child in his arms, lifting him high in the air, and pulling him close. As I held my own son, when he was a baby, God was right there (My Own Quotes) In my own case at least I feel my professional need for freedom of speech and expression prejudices me toward a government whose constitution guarantees it (My Own Quotes) I put my hands on my hips, not caring if I sounded like a Billingsgate fishwife. “Yes, it was a dangerous thing to do, but as it seems to have escaped your attention, I remind you I am above thirty years of age, of sound body and mind, and in control of my own fortune. That means, ” I said, moving closer still, poking his chest for emphasis, “I am mistress of myself and answer to no one (My Own Quotes) I often forget that other people's stories aren't simply introductions to my own more engaging, more dramatic, more relevant, and better-told tales, but rather ends in themselves, tales I can learn from or repeat or dissect or savor (My Own Quotes) In Gilead, the narrator's friend's son describes himself not as an atheist but in "state of categorical unbelief. " He says, "I don't even believe God doesn't exist, if you see what I mean. " I pointed this passage out to Mom and said it closely matched my own views - I just didn't think about religion (My Own Quotes) Like most, I was a solitary boy at first, keeping to my books and weeping in the hedgerows whenever I could get away on my own. Surely, I thought, I must be the saddest child in the world; that there must be something innately horrid about me to cause my father to cast me off so heartlessly. I believed that if I could discover what it was, there might be a chance of putting things right, of somehow making it up to him (My Own Quotes) Whenever I'm with other people, part of me shrinks a little. Only when I am alone can I fully enjoy my own company (My Own Quotes) As my turn approached, I suddenly became aware of my own heartbeat. I wished that I were a Tibetan lama, so that I could control its racing valves (My Own Quotes) I am afraid because I can so clearly foresee my own life rotting away of itself, like a leaf that rots without falling, while I pursue my round of existence from day to day (My Own Quotes) I have no fear of the dead. Indeed in my own limited experience I have found them to produce in me a feeling that is quite the opposite of fear. A dead body is much more fascinating than a live one and I have learned that most corpses tell better stories. I'd had the good fortune of seeing several of them in my time (My Own Quotes) Unhappiness. There are all kinds of unhappy people in the world. I suppose it would be no exaggeration to say that the world is composed entirely of unhappy people. But those people can fight their unhappiness with society fairly and squarly, and society for its part easily understands and sympathizes with such struggles. My unhappiness stemmed entirely from my own vices, and I had no way of fighting anybody (My Own Quotes) I should protect and cherish the young, the old, and the infirm, because at some point I would be all of these things before my own journey ended (My Own Quotes) May the New Year bring you courage to break your resolutions early! My own plan is to swear off every kind of virtue, so that I triumph even when I fall! (My Own Quotes) My own understanding is the sole treasure I possess, and the greatest. Though infinitely small and fragile in comparison with the powers of darkness, it is still a light, my only light (My Own Quotes) I have lived carefully, sheltered myself from the cold winds, eaten moderately of what was in season, drunk fine claret, slept in my own sheets; I shall live long (My Own Quotes) My behavior is a product of my own conscious choices based on principles, rather than a product of my conditions, based on feelings (My Own Quotes) Or past achievements - changes or is no longer there? Had I been more mature, I could have relied on my own intrinsic strength - my understanding of sharing and of growth and my capacity to love (My Own Quotes) The owl flies, in the moonlight, over a field where the wounded cry out. Like the owl, I fly in the night over my own misfortune (My Own Quotes) If I am intellectually interdependent, I realize that I need the best thinking of other people to join with my own (My Own Quotes) Some part of me instinctively reached out, and in an odd way understood this pain, never imagining that I would someday look in the mirror and see their sadness and insanity in my own eyes (My Own Quotes) I don't care whether I really exist or don't, whether I'm real or fictional. What I want right now is to be the person who decides my own fate (My Own Quotes) My characters were... rebelling against something... My own bad writing. I wouldn't do for my characters what they needed for me to do - be courageous enough in my writing to make them interesting (My Own Quotes) What deceived me was my own happiness; for peace is indivisible, and the surrounding world confusion found no reflection inside me (My Own Quotes)

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