John Irving Quote

Put down your stones. Why are you breaking the window when God has left the door wide open? If you are afraid, lover, follow me. I will guide the way.

Plants are more courageous than almost all human beings: an orange tree would rather die than produce lemons, whereas instead of dying the average person would rather be someone they are not.

Every single person is a fool, insane, a failure, or a bad person to at least ten people.

Grow your courage by remembering each day is a gift.

Now, 75 years [after ], in an abundant society where people have laptops, cell phones, iPods, and minds like empty rooms, I still plod along with books.

When I dare to be powerful - to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.

The humanitarian philosophies that have been developed (sometimes under some religious banner and invariably in the face of religious opposition) are human inventions, as the name implies - and our sp...

A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.

Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.

Most police cars are the equivalent of an electrical room on wheels and it does not surprise me that police officers that spend time in such a biologically toxic environment are displaying aggression.