Page 269 Quotes

#1. The more I lived with Jan, the more I loved her, the more I made her miserable. It was a vicious cycle (page 209) ... ... The more I loved her the more I hated her. And the more she loved me, the more I harmed myself (page 269).

Marvin Gaye

#2. For me, the best things in life - meaningful work, meaningful relationships, interesting experiences, good food, sleep, music, ideas, sex, and other basic needs and pleasures - are not, past a certain point, materially improved upon by having a lot of money.

Ray Dalio

#3. Understanding the nature of conflict leads to peace.

Lester B. Pearson

#4. When I work I am pure as an angel tiger and clear is my eye and hot my brain and silent all the whining grunting piglets of the appetites.

Marge Piercy

#5. Whenever I have a little time off, I try to go back to my farm in South Africa. I'll spend time with my family and hunt antelope, kudu and springbok. During a 2010 hunting trip, I tore some ligaments in my ankle when I stepped in a hole.

Louis Oosthuizen

#6. I don't really read books. Wish I did.

Rebecca Ferguson

#7. There is nothing so slipperily alluring as sadness; we become sad in the first place by having nothing stirring to do; we continue in it, because we have found a snug sofa at last.

Herman Melville

#8. You don't need a plan; you just need to be present.

Bob Goff

#9. The only tool your pussy needs is my tongue. It's here whenever you want it, and it works in a "VARIETY" of ways.

Whitney Gracia Williams

#10. The thing with films is that you have to make something that will get people out of their houses, away from the TV set. You must touch people, say something. Otherwise, they'll stay at home.

Elia Kazan

#11. Lately I've been runnin' on faith. What else can a poor boy do?

Jerry Lynn Williams

#12. One girl lost forever to this stagnant place was enough.

Kat Rosenfield

#13. I've been through tough times but I did not allow myself to stop from there.

Kcat Yarza

#14. When you're following your inner voice, doors tend to eventually open for you, even if they mostly slam at first.

Kelly Cutrone

#15. I wanted to be a farmer's wife. I thought it would be quite fun to wake up of a morning, collect eggs and have sheep and pigs as pets. I know now that it would also involve having to sleep with the farmer, but at the time I wasn't thinking about the sexual implications - I was 11.

Miranda Hart