“No simple word That shall be uttered at our mirthful board, Shall make us sad next morning; or affright The liberty that we'll enjoy to-night.” NightNextEnjoySimpleLibertyMorningRegretBoardsSimple Words Book:The Works of Ben Jonson Source: The Works of Ben Jonson
“Human beings are just way more complex than they'd like to be. They like to be simple machines. And they'll set up fantasy scenarios where they're simple machines, and get hurt and do things they regret.” WayHumansHurtHuman BeingsSimpleFantasyRegretMachinesComplexesScenarios Author:Nell Zink
“One of the things I regret about not putting in that book or I think it's there but I didn't really elaborate on it, is contraception. I came across someone who articulated very clearly that one of the things which makes our approach to Buddhist practice in regards to sex different these days than it was in Buddhist times, is the simple existence of reliable contraception, which is a no brainer but I missed really addressing it in the book.” ThinkingBookDifferentSexSimpleExistencePracticeRegretApproachRegardBuddhistThese DaysI RegretContraceptionNo Brainer Author:Brad Warner
“I found myself sitting at the computer, and I thought I was going to write a kind of simple nostalgic story about two boys and their love of kite fighting. But stories have a will of their own, and this one turned out to be this dark tale about betrayal, loss, regret. The short story which was about 25 pages long sat around for a couple of years.” WritingYearsKindLongTwoStoriesFightingFoundDarkLossSimpleBoysRegretCoupleComputerPagesSittingBetrayalTalesSatShort StoryNostalgicKites Author:Khaled Hosseini
“It is a simple but sometimes forgotten truth that the greatest enemy to present joy and high hopes is the cultivation of retrospective bitterness.” SometimesWisdomTruthJoyHopeSimpleEnemyRegretPoliticianForgottenBitterBitternessAnguishGloomCultivationRetrospective Author:Robert Menzies
“Unconsciously we all have a standard by which we measure other men, and if we examine closely we find that this standard is a very simple one, and is this: we admire them, we envy them, for great qualities we ourselves lack. Hero worship consists in just that. Our heroes are men who do things which we recognize, with regret, and sometimes with a secret shame, that we cannot do. We find not much in ourselves to admire, we are always privately wanting to be like somebody else. If everybody was satisfied with himself, there would be no heroes.” IfsMenSometimesWould BeSimpleSecretQualityRegretHeroWorshipStandardsShameEnvySatisfiedAdmireHero WorshipGreat Qualities Author:Mark Twain
“He felt as though he were failing in practically every area of his life. Lately, happiness seemed as distant and unattainable to him as space travel. He hadn't always felt this way. There had been a long period of time during which he remembered being very happy. But things change. People change. Change was one of the inevitable laws of nature, exacting its toll on people's lives. Mistakes are made, regrets form, and all that was left were repercussions that made something as simple as rising from the bed seem almost laborious.” PeopleWayLongMadeSeemsFormLawLeftFeltSimpleSpaceMistakeFailingRegretPeriodsBedAreasInevitableRememberedRisingVery HappyThings ChangeLaws Of NatureSpace TravelTollsRepercussionsUnattainableLong Periods Of TimeLife Mistakes Author:Nicholas Sparks
“In the end there is nothing to be done but to state clearly what has been done, without shame or regret, and say: Here I am, and this is what I am. Now deal with me as you see fit. That is your right. Mine is to stand by the act, and pay the price. You do what you must do, and pay for it. So in the end all things are simple.” Has BeensEndsStatesDoneSimpleDealsPayMinesRegretFitAll ThingsShameHere I AmPay The Price Book:Brother Cadfael: The Complete Chronicles Source: Brother Cadfael: The Complete Chronicles
“You make it all sound so simple. Run your guts out...collapse at the finish, throw up, that makes a good runner. Sounds like you regret not being more like Prefontaine....Everyone gripes to me that American marathoners are 'lazy-no-good-for-nothings'. My point is, many people have criticisms, but few have valid answers. I'd like to know what happened to the guys that kicked my ass in high school.” PeopleKnowsRunningSchoolGuySoundSimpleAnswersHappenedRegretLike YouHigh SchoolCriticismAssGutsLazyCollapseRunners Author:Keith Brantly
“Life is simple: Make choices and don't look back.” LifeLooksLife IsChoicesSimpleRegretLife Is Simple Author:Sung Kang
“Almost all men are over anxious. No sooner do they enter the world than they lose that taste for natural and simple pleasures so remarkable in early life. Every hour do they ask themselves what progress they have made in the pursuit of wealth or honor and on they go as their fathers went before them till weary and sick at heart they look back with a sigh of regret to the golden time of their childhood.” MenWorldLooksHeartMadeAsksFatherHoursLosesNaturalWealthSimplePleasureProgressChildhoodRegretHonorTasteSickPursuitGoldenRemarkableAnxiousWearySighSimple PleasuresEarly LifePursuit Of Wealth Book:Italy, a Poem Source: Italy, a Poem