Breaking Pattern Quotes

#1. So now i know. I fear the unknown so deeply that I'de rather repeat the same heart-breaking pattern than face something or someone i can't predict.

Valerie Frankel

#2. If we think of the novel and the epic ... The difference lies in the fact that the important thing about the epic is a hero
a man who is a pattern for all men. While, as Mencken pointed out, the essence of most novels lies in the breaking down of a man, in the degeneration of character.

Jorge Luis Borges

#3. If we want to grow, the way to break a pattern of negativity is to face anything negative with love.

Molly Friedenfeld

#4. There's a pattern when tours start - a pattern of infighting, of making up, of breaking up, of addiction. There's a pattern of going to jail. There's a pattern of passion for music.

Nikki Sixx

#5. I don't even like playing a contentious role.

Jim DeMint

#6. This society conditions the mind to a particular pattern of thought, the pattern of self-improvement, self-adjustment, self-sacrifice, and only those who are capable of breaking away from all conditioning can discover that which is not measurable by the mind.

Jiddu Krishnamurti

#7. A book becomes popular because of its text, but it's the subtext that makes it live forever. For

Chuck Klosterman

#8. Breaking out is following your bliss pattern, quitting the old place, starting your hero journey, following your bliss. You throw off yesterday as the snake sheds its skin.

Joseph Campbell

#9. Some people will not respond to reason. Others refuse to consider alternatives to their normal pattern of behavior. In such cases, an unexpected breaking of one's own patterns can be an effective tool.

Timothy Zahn

#10. If breaking a habit has been hard for you to do, hard for you even to face, then a helping hand is in order.

Kenneth Schwarz

#11. Verbally sparring with Jimmy was fast becoming more fun than I'd had with most other men naked. Which was sad. Real sad.

Kylie Scott

#12. Unlike perfume, handbags are visible on the body, and--like Air Jordans for teenagers--give the wearer the chance to brandish the logo and publicly declare her status or aspiration.

Dana Thomas

#13. It was sort of the pattern to my life - I'd never been strong enough to deal with the things outside my control, to attack the enemies or outrun them. To avoid the pain. Always human and weak, the only thing I'd ever been able to do was keep going. Endure. Survive.

Stephenie Meyer

#14. Yes, I'm half Italian. So my grandfather speaks heavy Italian ... and I couldn't understand a word he said.

Paulo Costanzo