Tolerably Decent Quotes

#1. I doubt that the evil spirits of the past, under which we in Europe have already suffered more than enough this century, have been banished for ever.

Helmut Kohl

#2. The common eye sees only the outside of things, and judges by that, but the seeing eye pierces through and reads the heart and the soul, finding there capacities which the outside didn't indicate or promise, and which the other kind of eye couldn't detect.

Mark Twain

#3. Maybe once, maybe years ago, I was a different kind of human being. I've forgotten, I don't know for sure.

Raymond Carver

#4. When we are aware of the pain, we have to train ourselves to lean into that pain. By leaning into the pain, we resist the temptation to avoid building fig leaves that protect us from the fear we feel regarding who we are. Our feelings are critical to our spiritual development.

Chris McAlister

#5. I have this complicated procedure I go through every morning, which is to look in the mirror and decide what I'm going to do. And I feel at that point, everybody's had their say.

Warren Buffett

#6. Within fifteen minutes, Emilie had guided them to an upscale store known for its fresh meats and produce. She felt a little ridiculous as she walked into the store, a team of muscled badasses following her.

Laura Kaye

#7. Eventually, I'll go back to acting, but for right now, my children are the most important thing in the world to me.

Soleil Moon Frye