“A great many people never really discover themselves until ruin stares them in the face. They do not seem to know how to bring out their reserves until they are overtaken by an overwhelming disaster, or until the sight of their blighted prospects and of the wreck of their homes and happiness stirs them to the very center of their beings.... There is something in defeat which puts new determination into a man of mettle.” PeopleKnowsMenHomeSeemsFacesKnow HowDeterminationSightDefeatDisasterRuinsStaringGreat MenOverwhelmingReservesWrecksBeing ThereProspectsMettle Book:The Optimistic Life Source: The Optimistic Life
“Why don't we just sit and stare and do nothing? Nothing at all for a while I like the way you smile I could be your state and I could be your nation It doesn't get better than home, now does it?” WayDoeStatesHomeNationsStaringGet Better Author:Zooey Deschanel
“I didn't even watch the soaps when I was in them because it's like a coal miner coming home and staring at the coal scuttle - I was never a great lover of watching myself act.” HomeWatchesLoversStaringComing HomeCoalSoapGreat LoveMinersCoal MinersGreat Lovers Author:Ross Kemp
“If I'm such a legend, then why am I so lonely? If I'm such a legend, then why do I sit at home for hours staring at the damned telephone, hoping it's out of order, even calling the operator asking her if she's sure it's not out of order?” IfsHomeOrderHoursCallingLonelyAskingStaringLegendsTelephonesOperatorsSo Lonely Author:Judy Garland