Valenced Quotes

Haven't we all, as time continues, found that we must be kind to ourselves and listen to our thoughts, because fewer and fewer of those remain who know what is most real to us? ~ Lan Samantha Chang

My father taught me a good lesson: Don't get to low when things go wrong. And don't get too high when things are good. ~ Robert Parish

I always feel a little guilty when I break bad news to someone, because that energy, of knowing something others don't, sort of puffs you up. ~ Jane Smiley

But people misunderstand warfare and think it is an end unto itself. But on the international stage, war is nothing more than another tool of diplomacy. If your country doesn't have a credible, powerful military force capable of bringing pain, death, and destruction to an enemy, then your diplomats can't get much done, because you simply aren't powerful - there's no threat of pain they can wield. That's why the western Pacific island nation of Nauru doesn't have a seat on the UN Security Council. Not recognizing this principle is shortsighted (no disrespect intended to the fine people of Nauru). ~ Jamie Smith

I just need more time with me, I think. To really believe in my worth without anyone's help. ~ Becky Albertalli

Again you will have to try it to realise that anything so stupid can be so effective. ~ Corinda

Human kind cannot bear much reality. ~ T. S. Eliot

I learned only so great a love of music as to be discontented with my own sounds. ~ Marion Zimmer Bradley

The easiest emotions for an author to evoke from readers are boredom and confusion. ~ Raul Ramos Y Sanchez

Well, you know, your mom gets like this sometimes," Simon said. "Like when she breathes in or out. ~ Cassandra Clare

Diverse groups of problem solvers outperformed the groups of the best individuals at solving complex problems. The reason: the diverse groups got stuck less often than the smart individuals, who tended to think similarly. ~ Scott E. Page

Simplicity starts in the heart, away from negativity and pessimism. ~ Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum

The poor toilet's never had anything as horrible as your head down it - it might be sick. ~ J.K. Rowling

Living virtuously is equal to living in accordance with one's experience of the actual course of nature ~ Chrysippus

All meaning comes from analogies. ~ Douglas Hofstadter