“It breaks your heart when you throw something away, but it's what left that counts. It's like worrying about the bits of rock you have knocked off in order to make a beautiful statue. You've wasted half the rock, yeah, but it's the Venus di Milo!” HeartBeautifulOrderLeftBitsHalfBreakWorryRocksYeahStatuesVenusBreak Your Heart Author:Ricky Gervais
“When receiving an order, many servants repeat their "yes" numerous times, especially the lazy ones.” TimeOrderYeahServantRepeatsLazyReceivingLazinessServility Author:Franz Grillparzer
“You've gotta be an outsider a little bit to shake yourself loose from the mill, the "machine." In order to even cut the space in your life to pursue what most people literally cannot afford a moment to pursue. So, yeah. I think that not only is that the role of the artist, but it might be a requirement.” PeopleThinkingLittlesMomentsMightArtistOrderBitsSpaceRolesCuttingLittle BitMachinesYeahPursueShakesOutsidersRequirementsMills Author:El-P
“He looked at her. 'In order to finish, I'll have to have defeated six Infected, Dusk, and Vengeous himself.' Yeah. So?' The Infected I can manage.' She frowned. 'And Vengeous? I mean, you can beat him, right?' Well,' he said, "I can certainly try. And trying is half the battle.' What's the other half?' He shrugged. 'Hitting him more times than he hits me.” TryingWellsMeanSaidI CanOrderHalfBattleSixBeatsYeahManageMore TimeHittingDefeatedOther HalfDusk Author:Derek Landy
“Yeah, I like to keep myself interested - I'll kind of throw myself into some area that I don't completely know or understand, that I'm not adept at, so I'm forced to swim in order to stay afloat. There's a good feeling that comes from that.” KnowsKindFeelingsOrderAreasYeahSwimGood FeelingAdept Author:David Byrne
“Here’s the thing about baseball-it’s not the individual sport I thought it was. Turns out I was wrong about that. Yeah, the batter is a lone man against the world. He stands in the batter’s box like a soldier and it’s up to him-and him alone-what happens next. But here’s the thing I didn’t understand until I was forced to, until recently: In order to hit a home run… Someone else has to pitch the ball.” MenWorldHomeHappensRunningOrderTurnsNextIndividualSportsBaseballBallsYeahSoldierBoxesLoneHome Run Book:Boy Toy Source: Boy Toy
“The only answer to this, and it isn't an entire answer, said Father Travis, is that God made human beings free agents. We are able to choose good over evil, but the opposite too. And in order to protect our human freedom, God doesn't often, very often at least, intervene. God can't do that without taking away our moral freedom. Do you see? No. But yeah. The only thing that God can do, and does all of the time, is to draw good from any evil situation.” HumansDoeMadeSaidAbleOrderEvilFatherCan DoHuman BeingsAnswersSituationMoralProtectDrawsOppositesYeahAgentsBeing FreeHuman FreedomFree AgentsGood Over EvilMoral Freedom Author:Louise Erdrich
“Oh, by the way…” Jason glanced at Percy. “I resigned my office, gave Frank a field promotion to praetor. Unless you want to contest that ruling.” Percy grinned. “No argument here.” “Praetor?” Hazel stared at Frank. He shrugged uncomfortably. “Well… yeah. I know it seems weird.” She tried to throw her arms around him, then winced as she remembered her busted ribs. She settled for kissing him. “It seems perfect.” Leo clapped Frank on the shoulder. “Way to go, Zhang. Now you can order Octavian to fall on his sword.” KnowsWayWantWellsSeemsOrderFallPerfectFieldsArmsKissingOfficeArgumentYeahShouldersRememberedFrankContestsRulingPromotionJasonRibsResignedBustedKissing HimOctavian Author:Rick Riordan