I Quotes
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“It's only in the last few years that I've learned that playing down the exciting stuff doesn't' take the pain away when it doesn't happen. It also creates a lot of isolation. Once you've diminished the importance of something, your friends are not likely to call and say, "I'm sorry that didn't work out. I know you were excited about it."
Now when someone asks me about the potential opportunity that I'm excited about, I'm more likely to practice courage and say, "I'm so excited about the possibility. I'm trying to stay realistic, but I really hope it happens." When things haven't panned out, it's been comforting to be able to call a supportive friend and say, "Remember that event I told you about? It's not going to happen, and I'm so bummed.”
Source: The Gifts of Imperfection
“It’s only in the past ten years it’s been reclaimed by nature, an aggressive beast consuming everything when you let it rampage unhindered”
Source: Girl, Woman, Other
“It’s only in your twenties and in your seventies and eighties that you do the greatest work. The enemy of society is the middle class, and the enemy of life is middle age.”
“It's only my loyalty to the king that keeps me from pulling the air from your chest and crushing your lungs like hollow gourds. "
"I've seen her do it, " said Nikolai. "Makes a funny sound. "
"Kind of a pop? said Tamar.
" Wetter, " Nikolai said. "More of a squelch.”
Source: King of Scars
“It's only natural to feel jealous, but what you do afterwards that separates you from the crowd.”
“It's only natural to feel lonely after the enjoyable moments pass. But as you experience new joys those feelings of sorrow will start to fade.”
“It's only natural, Violet said. Everyone past a certain age is in a state of mourning for their youth.”
Source: The Vulnerables
“It's only out of reach when you choose to keep your feet flat on the floor.”
“It’s only pain if it hurts… discomfort is not pain.”
Source: The Librarianist
“It's only pain which leads us to achieve something special.”
“It's only paranoia if I'm wrong. - Harry Dresden”
Source: Proven Guilty
“It's only people, as far as we know, who look up at the stars and wonder what they are.”
Source: Curious: The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends On It
“It's only possible to betray where loyalty is due”
Source: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
“It’s only risky if you bet the house. Otherwise it’s learning.”
“It's only "single steps" that make a journey of 1000 miles. It means the combined effect of many steps is the equivalence of a great journey. Go, take many little steps.”
Source: The Great Hand Book of Quotes
“It's only that the answers in most stories are boring because they are supplied by the real world rather than, well, something better. Something more stimulating. Sit down with the Greeks and the Romans, and the boring answers get more interesting. Seasons because a girl and a crocus. Death because a girl and an apple. The moon because a girl keeps driving her daft chariot into the sea.
It's all down to girls, one way or another.”
Source: Radiance
“It's only the brave who get to eat first.”
“It's only the desire to live as long as possible that makes everything seem complicated and mysterious.”
Source: Life for Sale
“It’s only the ego that wants to surrender the ego; the real meaning of surrender does not involve anything external. It means to surrender to your true nature.”
“It's only the end if you want it to be.”
“It’s only the envious that sit down while giving others a standing ovation.”
“It's only the human male species that seeks to play the role of a Mother to an offspring. Human males use all their resources and power to aleniate children from being mothered as God intended. Yet, other species such as lions allow their female counterparts to keep and safeguard the role of a Mother in a young's life. How ironic.”
“It’s only the people who make the move that move their world!”
“It's only the savages who boast about healthy competition. Competition is but fodder for division and self-obsession.”
Source: Amantes Assemble: 100 Sonnets of Servant Sultans
“It’s only the socialistic ideologies that have chosen humanism and throws away exploitation, all in the name of bringing freedom to the people.”
Source: Destiny of Liberty
“It’s only through deconstructing ourselves that we are able to rebuild ourselves upon a more stable foundation of self-acceptance and go on to lead more empowered, autonomous and significant lives.”
“It’s only through our togetherness that we will be well secured and living in peace.”
Source: Destiny of Liberty
“It’s only through servant leadership that you can be transformed and create transformation on your way to significance.”
“It’s only through the degradation of the soul that you can know who you really are; when all else is stripped away, leaving you bare.” Somehow, his black eyes darkened, the venom in his words more deadly than a viper’s bite. “Let me degrade you, Katherine.”
Source: The Last Dragon
“It’s only through the power of languages that different cultures or traditions can be easily explored.”
Source: Destiny of Liberty
“It’s only through training, or experience that we can master several skills and thus, gain wisdom that will be applicable in our daily lives.”
Source: Destiny of Liberty
“It's only to be expected,' said Mr. Cardan comfortingly. 'Anyone who has anything to say can't fail to be misunderstood.The public only understands the things with which it is perfectly familiar.Something new makes it lose its orientation.And then think of the misunderstandings between even intelligent people, people who know one another personally.'..............Then you must know how easy it is for your correspondent to take the expression of one of your passing moods -forgotten long before the arrival of the letter at its destination - as your permanent spiritual condition.”
“It's only when I'm sad that I feel truly wise.”
Source: Scorched Earth
“It’s only when people make room for the impossible that they truly make room for the future. The future belongs to those who leave room for the impossible.”
Source: The Light in the Heart
“It’s only when someone really shows their vulnerability to another, and is accepted, flaws and all, can he or she really feel loved.”
Source: A Chorus of Voices: DUET stories Volume III - Adult Version
“It’s only when the heart that we get the response that the heart of others can give.”
Source: The Path to Peace: A Buddhist Guide to Cultivating Loving-Kindness
“It's Only When We Are Deeply Connected To Our Inner Self That We Can Sustain Our Contribution To This World".”
“It's only when we are out in the wild - with nothing on our schedules and nowhere to escape to - do we encounter this bizarre thing that is referred to as the self.”
Source: Caveman’s Secret Sauce: Finding Answers to the World’s Oldest Questions
“It’s only when we fail that we try to figure out a new and improved way that nobody has ever thought of”
Source: 17 Reasons Why Businesses Fail :Unscrew Yourself From Business Failure
“It's only when we're surrounded by sadness do we realize we were once happy all along.”
“It’s only when we slow down that we notice all the beauty surrounding us.”
Source: Wander: A Memoir of Letting go and Walking 2,000 Miles to a Meaningful Life.
“It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on Earth—and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up—that we will begin to live each day to the fullest.”
Source: On Death and Dying: What the Dying Have to Teach Doctors, Nurses, Clergy and Their Own Families
“It's only when we understand [Jesus'] presence in the church as being the fulfillment of God's promise in Zephaniah 3:17 to "quiet you with his love" and "rejoice over you with singing" that a crucial aspect of our salvation comes into perspective. Jesus didn't coldly settle accounts for us. He doesn't bark us into improving ourselves. He united us to himself in the glorious communion he has enjoyed for eternity with his heavenly Father. He resides within us to heal the broken places and refresh cauterized hearts. He sings us into a new mode of existence.... When, as Paul does, we imagine Jesus singing nations into submission to his rule, our hearts come joyfully under the sway of a love that is infinite and powerful.”
Source: With One Voice: Discovering Christ's Song in Our Worship
“It’s only when we understand that who we become during, and after hard times is more important than the challenges, that we embrace messes are channels of important messages meant to upgrade our lives.”
“It's only when we've tested our strength against something weaker, that we then realize how powerful we are.”
“It’s only when you are in extreme situations, that the qualities of your spiritual, inner man become apparent. 11”
“It’s only when you forgive yourself, you can move on from the bad past. It’s only when you choose to love yourself more by forgiving your own self, you will start to gain what you’ve lost.
From (The Awakening)”
“It’s only when you free yourself from external definitions of success that you’re able to comprehend the folly of this type of pursuit. Ask yourself: What’s the point of attaining a goal if it isn’t going to satisfy your internal needs? All you’re going to end up with is some form of a trophy (money, a big house, a nice watch, some press clippings) alongside a big bowl of unhappiness and dissatis- faction. You can only define yourself as a success if the result of your actions is the satisfaction of your internal desires, not that of some superficial, outside force.
It isn’t relevant if society deems you a success—it’s whether you believe you’re achieving success that matters. For some this may mean fame and fortune, but for others it may just mean putting food on the table every night for their family and having a loving relationship with their spouse. The determining factor is how you feel and what you desire on the inside. The first and most powerful step is realizing you have the power to determine what success looks like for you. Only then can you free yourself from the myth and begin the journey of living your truth.”
Source: The Age of Ideas: Unlock Your Creative Potential
“It's only when you put action into practice will you ever really unlock the real possibilities that surround you.”
“It’s only when you start to learn more about yourself, your heart, your mind, and your emotions, and how they all work together in the most magnificent ways, that you can bring some sense to the potential emptiness in you. Understanding yourself, and the complexities of the human mind and emotions we are equipped with, will produce a clarity about yourself and the many pain points that you may be holding on to for no other reason than the lack of information.”