Able Quotes - Page 72

A man should be able to hear, and to bear, the worst that could be said of him.

I've never been able to control a first-person shooter, but as soon as I used the Revolution controller, I found it very easy to control the game. So, I think that's a genre that's particularly well suited for the controller.

People would rather be shown how valuable you are, not told.

There's a time for daring and there's a time for caution, and a wise man understands which is called for.

Every failure contains valuable data that will point you in the right direction.

Never allow yourself to break, and always remain unbreakable.

As far as you can, do some manual work so as to be able to give alms, for it is written that alms and faith purify from sin.

Objectives can be compared to a compass bearing by which a ship navigates. A compass bearing is firm, but in actual navigation, a ship may veer off its course for many miles. Without a compass bearing, a ship would neither find its port nor be able to estimate the time required to get there.

Hubris is one of the great renewable resources.

I like being able to fire people.

to have solely one thought, but it to be capable to destroy the universe.

Yes, if you're looking for infinity, just close your eyes!

The ultimate reason for meditating is to transform ourselves in order to be better able to transform the world.

Vulnerability is a wonderful thing. We're all so afraid to be vulnerable in this world.

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).

When we brand things, our brains perceive them as more special and valuable than they actually are.

Reality is above all else a variable, and nobody is qualified to say that he or she knows exactly what it is. As a matter of fact, with a firm enough commitment, you can sometimes create a reality which did not exist before.

Stop whatever you're doing for a moment and ask yourself: Am I afraid of death because I won't be able to do this anymore?

I always played like this, unpredictable.

That's actually pretty tame, but the fact that it was coming from this unexpected adorable little 17-year-old, I thought I'd be getting a letter about her first rock show, but it's nothing like that - she gives me a tampon. It's a true testament to how the majority of our fan base - and I say this in the most respectful and best way I can - they're little freaks.

What was difficult was the travel, which, on arrival, is forgotten.

If human beings are able to take a fresh look at themselves as well as the universe and change their rigid mentalities, humankind will make a leap forward.

This is what you should do, let it rest. I'm playing football for LSU. I'm preparing for R-Kansas. I'm preparing for the next game, and the next game after that.

No, I don't like legend. I mean, I don't like the category. And to begin with, to me, a legend is something that is not on the Earth, that is dead

People think that I'm tough and strong and that I kicked my way through everything. But they are wrong. The truth is that when I was young I was adorable and a trembling wreck.