“I am one of the proudest men ever born, but let me tell you frankly, it is not for myself, but on account of my ancestry. The more I have studied the past, the more I have looked back, more and more has this pride come to me, and it has given me the strength and courage of conviction, raised me up from the dust of the earth, and set me working out that great plan laid out by those great ancestors of ours.” MenMotivationalEarthPastGivenBornPlansPrideLet MeAccountsRaisedConvictionWork OutDustAncestorAncestry Book:Swami Vivekananda on Himself Source: Swami Vivekananda on Himself
“I always feel that if you put me in a room with a director and a writer and let me talk about the script, I can give a good account of myself.” IfsGivingFeelsI CanRoomsDirectorsLet MeAccountsScripts Author:Daniel Radcliffe
“For the rest, he was the same to all men, the fashionable world and the ordinary people. He judged nothing in haste, or without taking account of the cirumstances. He said, 'Let me see how the fault arose.” PeopleMenWorldSaidOrdinaryLet MeAccountsFaultsJudgedOrdinary PeopleFashionableHaste Book:Les Misérables Source: Les Misérables
“'I wish I had only offered you a sovereign instead of ten pounds. Give me back nine pounds, Jane; I’ve a use for it.' 'And so have I, sir,' I returned, putting my hands and my purse behind me. 'I could not spare the money on any account.' 'Little niggard!' said he, 'refusing me a pecuniary request! Give me five pounds, Jane.' 'Not five shillings, sir; nor five pence.' 'Just let me look at the cash.' 'No, sir; you are not to be trusted.'” GivingLooksLittlesSaidUseHandsWishBehindsFiveTenLet MeAccountsGive MeNinePoundsCashTrustedSparesSovereignJaneRequestPursesNiggard Author:Charlotte Bronte
“Well, let me tell you something, Caveman. You are here on account of one person. If it wasn't for that person, you wouldn't be here digging holes in the hot sun. You know who that person is?" "My no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather.” IfsKnowsWellsPersonsSunLet MeAccountsHotStealingHolesDirtyGrandfatherPigsRottenDiggingGreat GrandfatherDigging A HoleHot Sun Book:Holes Source: Holes
“Many people feel that mass acceptance and smooth socialization are desirable life paths for a young adult… Many people are often wrong… Don’t bother being nice. Being popular and well liked is not in your best interest. Let me be more clear; if you behave in a manner pleasing to most, then you are probably doing something wrong. The masses have never been arbiters of the sublime, and they often fail to recognize the truly great individual. Taking into account the public’s regrettable lack of taste, it is incumbent upon you not to fit in.” PeopleIfsFeelsWellsYoungIndividualInterestPathClearNiceFailingAcceptanceFitTasteMassAdultsLet MeAccountsYoung AdultBotherBehaveBeing NiceSmoothSublimeDesirableIncumbentsArbiterSocializationLife PathBeing Popular Author:Janeane Garofalo
“Let me tell you something 'bout these rich Uptown folk," said Cokie. "They got everything that money can buy, their bank accounts are fat, but they ain't happy. They ain't ever gone be happy. You know why? They soul broke. And money can't fix that, no sir.” KnowsSaidSoulGoneRichLet MeAccountsFolksFatsBrokeBank AccountsUptown Book:Out of The Easy Source: Out of The Easy