Let people doubt your sanity. Let them think you’re nuts. Be the mad scientist, the wise fool, the adventure addict who makes others question there own aliveness.
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Related Let the people talk, let people doubt, and let people question you, but never allow yourself to... FORREST CURRAN Every decision you make, makes you. Never let other people choose who you’re going to be. CASSANDRA CLARE Plenty of people will think you're crazy, no matter what you do. Don't let that stop you from findin... VIRONIKA TUGALEVA It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remov... MARK TWAIN Let go, let life, and enjoy the journey…! JAMES A. MURPHY Hunger makes wise the fool, but
Over feeding makes fool the wise. KIMTO OCHE EMMANUEL Don't let the expectations and opinions of other people affect your decisions. It's your life, not t... ROY T. BENNETT SACRIFICE OR SELFISHNESS -THE CRUCIAL CHOICE HENNA SOHAIL We always live in the tommorow,which never comes and which cannot come; it is impossible. That which... OSHO Let not let voice of others drown out your own inner voice.Have the courage to follow your own intui... DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA what a shame we all became such fragile, broken things. A memory remains just a tiny spark. HAYLEY WILLIAMS You’re stronger than you believe. Don’t let your fear own you. Own yourself. MICHELLE HODKIN Some people say, “Never let them see you cry.” I say, if you’re so mad you could just cry, the... TINA FEY Fee-fi-fo-fum - Now I'm borrowed. Now I'm numb. ANNE SEXTON Let them ask who you are but do not let others dictate who you should be. HOCKSON FLOIN Amy Pond: 'I thought... well, I started to think you were just a madman with a box.' The Doctor... STEVEN MOFFAT In that last dance of chances I shall partner you no more. I shall watch anoth... ROBIN HOBB What does who call me when? ROBIN HOBB And a Fool is supposed to be wise? ROBIN HOBB Only after the last tree has been cut down,only after the last river has been poisoned,only after th... THE CREE PEOPLE The Doctor: This is bad, I don't like this. [kicks console and yells in pain] Never use force, you j... STEVEN MOFFAT Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others. OTTO VON BISMARCK If you cannot read all your books...fondle them---peer into them, let them fall open where they will... WINSTON S. CHURCHILL Let us be poised, and wise, and our own, today. RALPH WALDO EMERSON The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE The difference between a fool and a wise person: You will easily know when the fool is annoyed, but ... THE INSPIRATIONIST You become a house where the wind blows straight through, because no one bothers the crack in the wi... CHARLOTTE ERIKSSON Don't let your kids inherit your own beliefs, instead give them the chance to be innovative. ALAA ABI JOMAA Don’t let others tell you what you can’t do. Don't let the limitations of others limit your visi... ROY T. BENNETT I've lost the TARDIS as well.' I [Amy] was outraged. Considering my husband was dying and we we... JAMES GOSS Create your own style… let it be unique for yourself and yet identifiable for others. ANNA WINTOUR Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own. AESOP Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own. AESOP Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a ... BIBLE Life's irony;Atimes the wise may have to act foolish in other to maintain the status of being wise. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The wise is not the one that has amassed $1b fortune,but the one that ardently works with the belief... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The wise person is one who can take $1 & turn it to $10 DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Forgiveness does not always lead to a healed relationship. Some people are not capable of love, and ... GORDON ATKINSON Should you ever be so lucky to encounter them, never let go of that person who makes your dark light... CLYDE LEE DENNIS Be the light. Let others see their beauty of being in your light. DEBASISH MRIDHA Mind your strength! Let people know that you are strong and let them see how strong you are, and who... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH Let others see their own greatness when looking in your eyes. MOLLIE MARTI Create your own visual style... let it be unique for yourself and yet identifiable for others. ORSON WELLES Remember with your heart. Go back, go back, and go back. The skies of this world were always meant t... ROBIN HOBB If you should ever be so lucky to encounter them, never let go of that person who makes your dark li... CLYDE LEE DENNIS There are people who are trying to make the world darker and there are people who are trying to make... MEHMET MURAT ILDAN let your love shine unto others and it will help them do the same to you and to other people STEPHEN HEREMESI Don't let others change your ways; only better them. GIOVANNI JOUBERT Relationships are mysterious. We doubt the positive qualities in others, seldom the negative. You wi... CHRISTOPHER PIKE Where are you going? And you think that somewhere in the future there is some target to be achieved?... OSHO Don't be a fool and die for your country. Let the other sonofabitch die for his. GEORGE S. PATTON The script is the bible. If you imagine setting off on an adventure in a canoe, the script is the st... PAUL WILLIAMS Think of the patience God has had for you and let it resonate to others. If you want a more patient ... STEVE MARABOLI It is said that only a fool learns from his own mistakes, a wise man from the mistakes of others. SOURCE UNKNOWN When you find your life filled with negativity,
You must address it immediately before the negativit... TAMSIN MULLOY Sometimes the strongest thing you will ever do will be to let go of someone. It will be painful, you... LEE GOFF The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself a fool. ANATOLE FRANCE I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES Every fool has an idea how to change the world. Wise people think about how to improve the world aro... ERALDO BANOVAC Wise is the one who learns from another´s mistakes. Less wise is the one who learns only from his o... SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR Let there be light! Abba! Father, let there be light! In our dark moments we cry; let there be ... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH The Doctor: 'You know when grown-ups tell you everything's going to be fine, but you really think th... STEVEN MOFFAT A broom that was almost never used was leaned up against the wall. He took it and started to sweep. ... JOHN AJVIDE LINDQVIST He was... wearing a tasselled velvet nightcap that I [Amy] noticed the Doctor eyeing up. If Boris di... JAMES GOSS So is this how it works Doctor? You never interfere with the affairs of other peoples or planets, un... STEVEN MOFFAT So let that be a lesson, kids who get an F in math. Ellen says you’re doing the right thing. You�... ELLEN DEGENERES If you look at top players - Steffi Graf, Andre Agassi - so many had a parent who was domineering to... DOUGLAS BRUNT How can a rabbi not live with doubt? The Bible itself is a book of doubt. ARTHUR HERTZBERG Let the people judge you in their own way, and let them realize how bad they are in judging you. ADITYA CHATLA I think that the best thing we can do for our children is to allow them to do things for themselves,... C. JOYBELL C. Hitch is Hitch and you just have to let him go, he gets mad. JOE SAKIC Lack of wisdom does not make a fool. A fool, in the truest sense, is the man who regards his own mis... DAISAKU IKEDA You have to learn to follow your heart. You can’t let other people pressure you into being somethi... JOEL OSTEEN The Nagging Question;If as a man you are diagnosed of sexual impotence & without cure,but with a vir... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The biggest question in life is: 'what's for dinner tonight?' AARON SANTOS The Nagging Question; If your beloved spouse travels outside your base for a three month course & re... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The nagging question;Is it the Higher being that gives a child or a simple process invented by natur... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The nagging question; If you mistakenly impregnate your mother in-law or sister in-law,will you abor... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The Nagging Question;if you discover that your spouse to be is HIV positive ,or has a terminal illne... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The nagging question;Can you sacrifice one of your eyes or kidneys for the person you claim to love. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The nagging question;If a terrorist kidnaps your beloved daughter for 3yrs & releases her after then... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The Nagging Question;When your beloved wife delivers a baby for you,will you with her consent conduc... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The Nagging Question;If you need a new kidney via a transplant & your wife's system matches yours,bu... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The Nagging Question;" If you discovered that your spouse to be has a 20 inches manhood that is curv... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The Nagging Question;If you discovered that your spouse to be has no vagina (a congenital abnormalit... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Let go of the mistakes and the sins of others. You'll have plenty of time to make your own mistakes,... C. JOYBELL C. The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool. -As You Like It. Act v... WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE He accepts life in all its facets, in all its climates and colors. He alone does not choose he accep... OSHO Money makes the wise more humble,but an opportunity for the fool to exhibit all his pride. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Let them judge you, but remain virtuous. Let them criticize you, but remain wise. Let them... MATSHONA DHLIWAYO Let the spirit of adventure set the tone. SOURCE UNKNOWN You must let other people to challenge your truths; you must let them to question your faith and the... MEHMET MURAT ILDAN It's important to let them progress at their own speed and let them be self-motivated. HELEN DUGAN Just follow your dream, and the money will follow you SOTONYE ANGA i'm going mad, i told myself. let me not be mad. IAN MCEWAN i wonder what would happen if I started to believe it could be a possibility rather than blocking my... NIKKI ROWE In my case I don't mind playing a character that irritates people or makes people question my sa... BILLY CORGAN Maybe is wasn't love so much as a fear of losing everything I'd accomplished. I was afraid to let go... DEE WILLIAMS Maybe you've never fallen into a frozen stream. Here's what happens. 1. It is cold. So cold tha... MAUREEN JOHNSON If you want your children to improve, let them overhear the nice things you say about them to others... HAIM GINOTT
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AMY TAN I saw my mother in a different light. We all need to do that. You have to be displaced from what'... AMY TAN Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could conjure up all kinds of images or feelings... AMY TAN God, life changes faster than you think. AMY TAN A lot of parents today are terrified that something they say to their children might make them '... AMY CHUA Life's short. Anything could happen, and it usually does, so there is no point in sitting around... AMY WINEHOUSE Thanksgiving Day is a good day to recommit our energies to giving thanks and just giving. AMY GRANT My mom used to say that Greek Easter was later because then you get stuff cheaper. AMY SEDARIS I never really take shortcuts. I was always one of those people who, instead of cutting across someo... AMY SEDARIS You think in a different way when you don't have any money. The joy of poverty is that you use y... AMY SEDARIS I'm very domestic; I love cleaning. I love cooking. I like waiting on people. I just like to mak... AMY SEDARIS I'm not a good storyteller. I always think I'm going to get interrupted, or something's ... AMY SEDARIS People who shop in health food stores never look healthy. AMY SEDARIS I wouldn't call myself a shut-in. I have the ability to leave my home; I just choose not to. But... AMY SEDARIS I think it's still kind of weird to memorize a line, because you're supposed to 'be'... AMY SEDARIS More men than women like 'Strangers With Candy'. Pretty girls don't like the show. They ... AMY SEDARIS I like crafts that are made out of necessity because they're a little naive - you made it becaus... AMY SEDARIS I'm gonna do the whole bedroom in camel color - it's an old lady color. AMY SEDARIS If I put my mind to something, it happens. I do know that's not necessarily psychic. But I alway... AMY SEDARIS You know when you watch old movies, it's always the small parts you remember, the character acto... AMY SEDARIS Sometimes, to keep things exciting, I decorate my house as if I owned a child. I'll toss a tiny ... AMY SEDARIS But I always like to play ugly people who think they're pretty. AMY SEDARIS My father and I have a very good relationship. We always got along. But I always scold him. AMY SEDARIS When people tell me they are going to go scrapbooking, I say, 'Why don't you make it yoursel... AMY SEDARIS Books are challenging and inspirational to me. AMY SEDARIS I love costumes. My dream growing up was always to have my own costume and prop shop. AMY SEDARIS I love theatrical props: a cup filled with solid fake tea, say, or a collection of fake food, includ... AMY SEDARIS I like crafts that come out of poverty or necessity. There used to be hobby shops where you'd ge... AMY SEDARIS I like to decide the night before Thanksgiving that I'm gonna do it, and I'll see what riff ... AMY SEDARIS We're all used to seeing pretty people. I want to see real people. AMY SEDARIS My favorite things often have a story behind them and are usually handmade or discovered at a flea m... AMY SEDARIS I have always wanted a bunny and I'll always have a rabbit the rest of my life. AMY SEDARIS I got this second chance at life, and I live it. AMY PURDY Smart people often talk trash about happiness and worse than trash about books on happiness, and the... AMY BLOOM People tend to forget that in our country, we'd pretty much all be immigrants, except for the Na... AMY BLOOM