D Quotes
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“Decidido a deixar para sempre este mundo e suas misérias, por fim, passei a vagar por estas montanhas, galgando suas escarpas, consumido por um anseio que somente você pode satisfazer. Você não deve ir embora antes de me prometer o que vou lhe pedir. Sinto-me só e miserável. O ser humano jamais aceitará minha companhia, mas alguém tão deformado e horrendo como eu não se negará a isso. Minha companheira deve ser da mesma espécie e ter os mesmos defeitos. Você tem de criar esse ser.”
“Decidimos que lo harían cabalgando en Chapultepec. Escogimos un día cualquiera, me monté en mi caballo y lo conduje algunos metros, mientras una caja negra registraba cada uno de mis movimientos. Días después organizamos una proyección privada en el castillo para ver las imágenes. ¡El blanco y negro cobró vida! Ahí estaba, claro, en una fotografía que se movía. Algunos segundos de mí, montado sobre un caballo, con los ahuehuetes plateados al fondo. Así se filmó la primera película mexicana y me convertí en el primer actor que tuvo el país.”
Source: Yo, Díaz
“Deciding not to let worry and regret get under your skin can be the most freeing decision yet!”
“Deciding she'd earned a snack break, Mae moved over to the refreshments table. She slowly walked along it, taking mental inventory: a whole sliced ham, its edges dark and shiny. A colorful macaroni salad speckled with chunks of tomatoes, bell peppers, celery, and carrots in a creamy dressing. Deviled eggs loaded with filling and a healthy shake of paprika. Chunky potato salad a deep shade of golden yellow. Seeing it plucked a string in her chest. Her dad, who considered himself a potato salad connoisseur, said a sign of a good potato salad was what color it was. If it's white, it ain't right, he used to say.
She loaded her plate with a little of everything--- and an extra-large scoop of potato salad. Mae brought a forkful to her mouth, tasting a sharp zing of mustard and sweet pickle relish. It was creamy, tangy, and so much better than the pale, bland potato salad Madison's mom made every Easter.”
Source: The Townsend Family Recipe for Disaster
“Deciding to actively heal is terrifying because it means opening up to hope. For many survivors, hope has brought only disappointment.
Although it is terrifying to say yes to yourself, it is also a tremendous relief when you finally stop and face your own demons.
There is something about looking terror in the face, and seeing your own reflection, that is strangely relieving. There is comfort in knowing that you don't have to pretend anymore, that you are going to do everything
within your power to heal. As one survivor
put it, "I know now that every time I accept
my past and respect where I am in the present, I am giving myself a future."
- The Courage to Heal”
Source: The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
“Deciding to chant the mantra a certain number of times daily will help foster the japa habit. We should always keep a rosary with us for doing japa. A rosary can be made of 108, 54, 27 or 18 beads of rudraksha, tulsi, crystal, sandalwood, gems, etc, with one 'guru bead'. We should resolve to chant a certain number of rosaries (rounds) daily.”
“Deciding to commit yourself to long term results rather than short term fixes is as important as any decision you'll make in your lifetime.”
Source: Awaken The Giant Within
“Deciding to get back together with someone is a complicated and difficult decision. Just remember that the person you are getting back together with is the same person who, not long before, looked you in your beautiful face, took full stock of you and all your qualities, and told you that he was no longer in need of your company.”
Source: He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys
“Deciding to kiss Jake is like standing on the edge of a pool, staring down and wanting to take the leap, but fearing how cold the water will be.
I hold my breath and jump.”
Source: Saving June
“Deciding to put my energy and experience into building a business at the time I did it felt perfectly natural; but when I started to look around I realised that I was in a very small minority of women around my age, leading business.”
Source: Trust is the New Currency: How to build trust, attract the right partners and create wealth through business and investments
“Deciding to remember, and what to remember, is how we decide who we are.”
“Deciding to spit in the eye of every homely matron who ever warned her children not to stare into the sun directly, you crank the titanic telescope around to look directly towards the sun, the center of our solar system.”
Source: Armageddon: Pick Your Plot
“Deciding to write a novel about something - as opposed to finding you are writing a novel around something - sounds to me like a good evocation of writer's block.”
“Deciding under uncertainty is bad enough, but deciding under an illusion of certainty is catastrophic.”
“Deciding what gets my time is very simple: I ask, What am I passionate about?”
“Deciding what is being talked about is a kind of interpretive bet.”
“Deciding what is to be sung and what is not to be sung is really what writing a musical is about.”
“Deciding what not to do is as important as deciding what to do.”
“Deciding what to be is more important than deciding what to do.”
Source: Developing the Leader Within You
“Deciding what to read is also a matter of filtering.”
“Deciding whether or not to trust a person is like deciding whether or not to climb a tree, because you might get a wonderful view from the highest branch, or you might simply get covered in sap, and for this reason many people choose to spend their time alone and indoors, where it is harder to get a splinter.”
“Deciding whether to trust or credit a person is always an uncertain task.”
“Deciding which relationships to pursue can be difficult. Especially if you’re trying to get hired by the Magic 8 Ball factory and that little triangle thing isn't floating right.”
Source: #Networking is people looking for people looking for people
“Decidme estrellas,
Dime bosque, dime tierra...
Decidme vientos,
Dime luna, dime sierra...
Dónde está su alma.”
Source: Mago
“Decidí hace mucho tiempo que alimentaria a los buitres hasta que una paloma llegara. Una paloma. El tipo de alma que no impedía a nadie, simplemente caminaría alrededor preocupándose por sus propios asuntos, tratando de pasar por la vida sin tener que tirar abajo todos los demás con sus propias necesidades y hábitos egoístas”
Source: Walking Disaster
“Decidí que Orion debía morir cuando me salvó la vida por segunda vez.”
Source: A Deadly Education
“Decidí usar palabras en vez de cuadros porque las palabras son más directas para comunicarnos. El lenguaje hermético de la pintura guarda necesariamente su secreto, y su poder permanece en el misterio.”
Source: Autorretrato
“Deciphering the rabbit warren that made up the minds of most women was never his strong suit. All he could do was ask for clarification. "Allegra, are you flirting with me?"
Her thumb stopped its stroking. "Um, yes. Am I not doing it right?”
Source: Silk
“Decir estudiante hoy en día no significa na, pero en una América Latina con los ánimos exaltados por la Caída de Arbenz, por el Apedreo de Nixon, por las Guerrillas de la Sierra Maestra, por las cínicas maniobras sin fin de los Yankee Pig Dogs —en una América Latina ya entrada año y medio en la Década de la Guerrilla— ser estudiante era algo, un agente de cambio, una secuencia de quantum vibrante en el universo serio newtoniano.”
Source: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
“Decir la verdad es mal visto, la gente prefiere oír mentiras.”
Source: El amor es como un pan con mantequilla
“Decir las cosas no es lo mismo que hacerlas. Huye del que solo prometa, y júntate con el que siempre cumple, aunque no te prometa nada.”
“Decir "no" es un derecho humano fundamental (Ansiedad para Dummies)”
“Decir que eso la felicidad: nunca sentir que sería mejor estar en otra parte, nunca sentir que sería mejor ser alguien más. Otra persona. Alguien más joven, más viejo. Alguien mejor.”
Source: Poeta chileno
“Decir que la realidad es objetiva es siempre un error. Y para descubrir el porqué, habría primero que entender cómo es que el amor se parece a un elefante”
Source: Reliquum: el amor como un elefante
“Decir que perdonas, pero hacerlo sin amor genuino, entonces es hipocresía, dolor, heridas”
“Decisamente le relazioni sono fatte come i puzzle, solo con gli incastri nei vuoti si stringono legami veri.”
Source: L'appello
“Decisero di rompere il loro rapporto: ogni legame, disse lui, è un legame di dolore.”
Source: Dubliners
“Decisi che avrei scoperto chi aveva ucciso Wellington, anche se mio padre mi aveva ordinato di non ficcare il naso negli affari degli altri.
Perché non faccio sempre quello che mi dicono di fare.
Perché quando qualcuno mi dà degli ordini, di solito sono cose che mi confondono e che non hanno nessun senso.
Per esempio quando dicono “Sta’ zitto”, ma non specificano per quanto tempo devi stare zitto. Oppure se su un cartello vedi NON CALPESTARE IL PRATO, in realtà dovrebbe esserci scritto NON CALPESTARE IL PRATO INTORNO A QUESTO CARTELLO oppure NON CALPESTARE IL PRATO DI QUESTO PARCO, perché invece ci sono molti prati su cui si può camminare.
La gente non rispetta mai le regole. Mio padre per esempio va a più di 90 chilometri all’ora nelle strade dove non si devono superare i 90 chilometri all’ora, e qualche volta guida dopo aver bevuto e spesso non si mette la cintura di sicurezza quando prende il furgone. E nella Bibbia si legge Non uccidere, ma ci sono state le Crociate e due Guerre Mondiali e la Guerra del Golfo e in ognuna di queste guerre dei Cristiani hanno ucciso dei loro simili.
E poi non lo capisco, quando dice “Non ficcare il naso negli affari degli altri”, perché non so cosa sono gli “affari degli altri”; io faccio un mucchio di cose con “gli altri”, a scuola, nel negozio e sul pulmino, e il suo lavoro consiste nell’andare a casa di altre persone e riparare i loro scaldabagni e l’impianto di riscaldamento. Anche questo vuol dire farsi gli affari degli altri.
Siobhan mi capisce. Quando mi ordina di non fare una cosa mi dice esattamente cos’è che non devo fare. Così mi piace.
Per esempio una volta mi ha detto: - Non devi mai prendere a pugni Sarah o picchiarla in nessun modo, Christopher. Anche se è lei a colpirti per prima. Se succede di nuovo, allontanati, rimani immobile e conta da 1 a 50, poi vieni da me a raccontarmi cosa ha fatto o parlane con qualche altro insegnante.
Un’altra volta mi ha detto: - Se vuoi andare sull’altalena e c’è sempre qualcuno sopra, non spingerlo via. Chiedi se puoi fare un giro anche tu. E poi aspetta fino a quando non ha finito.
Gli altri però quando ti danno un ordine non si comportano in questo modo. E allora sono io a decidere cosa fare e cosa non fare.”
Source: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
“Decision and choices define life.”
Source: Think Great: Be Great!
“Decision and purpose directed actions define destination.”
“Decision by democratic majority vote is a fine form of government, but it's a stinking way to create.”
“Decision by majorities is as much an expedient as lighting by gas.”
“Decision decides destiny. What God wants you to become is the positive person you decide to become when led by God's spirit.”
Source: The Great Hand Book of Quotes
“Decision, Decision, Decision!”
Source: Think Great: Be Great!
“Decision, Decision, Decision!
Choices, Choices, Choice.!
Decision and choices define life.”
Source: Think Great: Be Great!
“Decision equals destiny.”
“Decision has greater virtue and force if taken after there has been eloquent dissent.”
Source: Name-Dropping: From FDR On
“Decision is a risk rooted in the courage of being free.”
“Decision is a vastly important thing with a convicted sinner. He must choose, or he must be lost. If he will not do it, he may expect the Divine Spirit to depart from him, and leave him to his own way.”
“Decision is creation with absolute absence of doubt; and so decision alone makes things happen as well as stops things!”