"memoir"タグの名言

Tell the truth, or someone will tell it for you.
タグ: truth, memoir, life, humor
There is strange comfort in knowing that no matter what happens today, the Sun will rise again tomorrow.
タグ: writer, wanderlust, wander, values, travel, think-outside-the-box, thick-skin, success, struggle, strength, start-all-over, spirituality, soul-food, soar, smile, service-to-others, satisfaction, road-trip, risk-taking, respect, resiliency, reflections, push-limits, pride, power, positive-thinking, perspective, parenthood, opportunity, one-life, nomad, no-regrets, never-quit, memoir, luck, love-yourself, love-thyself, love-thy-neighbor, live-life-quotes, limitless, light, life-lessons, life, liberating, liberate, learn, laugh, judgement, joy, journey, inspiration, inner-strength, inner-beauty, humility, humanity, hope, heal, happiness, gratitude, good-soul, goals-in-life, goals, goal-setting, fresh-start, freedom, free, forgive, follow-your-own-path, follow-your-heart, follow-your-dreams, find-yourself, fearless, faith, explore, enjoy-life, energy, empower, dreamer, dream-big, don-t-worry-be-happy, don-t-give-up, dig-deep, determination, destiny, crossroads, courage, control-you-life, content, conquer-fear, conquer, confidence, competition, compassion, coming-of-age, cherish, chase-dreams, change, chances, carmaker, break-barriers, bohemian, bestseller, believe, be-proud, be-happy, awakening, author, ambition, accomplish, acceptance, 100daysdrive, 100-days-drive
The struggles we endure today will be the ‘good old days’ we laugh about tomorrow.
タグ: positive-thinking, perspective, parenthood, opportunity, open-road, one-life, nomad, no-regrets, never-quit, memoir, luck, love-yourself, love-thyself, love-thy-neighbor, live-life-quotes, limitless, light, life-lessons, life, liberating, liberate, learn, laugh, judgement, joy, journey, inspiration, inner-strength, inner-beauty, humility, humanity, hope, high-road, heal, happiness, gratitude, good-soul, goals-in-life, goals, goal-setting, fresh-start, freedom, free, forgive, follow-your-own-path, follow-your-heart, follow-your-dreams, find-yourself, fearless, faith, writer, wateroffaducksback, wanderlust, wander, walk-a-mile, values, truth, travel, think-outside-the-box, thick-skin, teamwork, success, struggle, strength, staystrong, start-all-over, spirituality, soul-food, soar, smile, service-to-others, satisfaction, road-trip, risk-taking, respect, resiliency, reflections, quotes, quote-of-the-day, push-limits, pride, power, explore, enjoy-life, energy, empower, dreamer, dream-big, don-t-worry-be-happy, don-t-judge, don-t-give-up, dig-deep, determination, destiny, crossroads, courage, control-your-life, content, conquer-fear, conquer, confidence, competition, compassion, coming-of-age, cherish, chase-dreams, change, chances, carma, break-barriers, bohemian, bestseller, bestrong, believe, be-proud, be-happy, awakening, author, ambition, adventure, accomplish, acceptance, 100daysdrive, 100-days-drive
I'm often asked what I think about as I run. Usually the people who ask this have never run long distances themselves. I always ponder the question. What exactly do I think about when I'm running? I don't have a clue.
タグ: running, memoir, inspirational
In life you'll meet a lot of jerks. If they hurt you, tell yourself that it's because they're stupid. That will help keep you from reacting to their cruelty. Because there is nothing worse than bitterness and vengeance... Always keep your dignity and be true to yourself.
タグ: young-adult, memoir, humor
I feel about Photoshop the way some people feel about abortion. It is appalling and a tragic reflection on the moral decay of our society…unless I need it, in which case, everybody be cool.
タグ: memoir, humor, bossypants
You are putting yourself in serious danger...' I think that I preferred to put myself in serious danger rather than confront my shame. My shame at not having become someone, the shame of not having made my parents proud after all the sacrifices they had made for me. The shame of having become a mediocre nihilist.
タグ: young-adult, memoir, humor
In my opinion, our health care system has failed when a doctor fails to treat an illness that is treatable.
— Kevin Alan Lee The Split Mind: Schizophrenia from an Insider's Point of View
タグ: split-mind, society, socialism, schizophrenia, reference, psychology, psychiatry, politics, political-science, philosophy, mental-illness, memoir, medicine, medical, humanism, health-care-system, health-care, government, culture
Civilization is only possible for deeply unpleasant animals. It is only an ape that can be truly civilized.
— Mark Rowlands The Philosopher and the Wolf: Lessons from the Wild on Love
タグ: wolf, philosophy, pet, memoir, inspiring, animals, animal
Life's trials will test you, and shape you, but don’t let them change who you are.” ~ Aaron Lauritsen, ‘100 Days Drive
タグ: writer, wateroffaducksback, wanderlust, wander, values, truth, travel, think-outside-the-box, thick-skin, teamwork, success, struggle, strength, staystrong, start-all-over, spirituality, soul-food, soar, smile, service-to-others, satisfaction, road-trip, risk-taking, respect, resiliency, reflections, quotes, quote-of-the-day, push-limits, pride, power, positive-thinking, perspective, parenthood, opportunity, open-road, one-life, nomad, no-regrets, never-quit, memoir, luck, love-yourself, love-thyself, love-thy-neighbor, live-life-quotes, limitless, light, life-lessons, life, liberating, liberate, learn, laugh, judgement, joy, journey, inspiration, inner-strength, inner-beauty, humility, humanity, hope, high-road, heal, happiness, gratitude, good-soul, goals-in-life, goals, goal-setting, fresh-start, freedom, free, forgive, follow-your-own-path, follow-your-heart, follow-your-dreams, find-yourself, fearless, faith, explore, enjoy-life, energy, empower, dreamer, dream-big, don-t-worry-be-happy, don-t-give-up, dig-deep, determination, destiny, crossroads, courage, control-your-life, content, conquer-fear, conquer, confidence, competition, compassion, coming-of-age, cherish, chase-dreams, change, chances, carma, break-barriers, bohemian, bestseller, bestrong, believe, be-proud, be-happy, awakening, author, ambition, adventure, accomplish, acceptance, 100daysdrive, 100-days-drive
It's in those quiet little towns, at the edge of the world, that you will find the salt of the earth people who make you feel right at home.
タグ: writer, wateroffaducksback, wanderlust, wander, walk-a-mile, values, truth, travel, think-outside-the-box, thick-skin, teamwork, success, struggle, strength, staystrong, start-all-over, spirituality, soul-food, soar, smile, service-to-others, satisfaction, road-trip, risk-taking, respect, resiliency, reflections, quotes, quote-of-the-day, push-limits, pride, power, positive-thinking, perspective, parenthood, opportunity, open-road, one-life, nomad, no-regrets, never-quit, memoir, luck, love-yourself, love-thyself, love-thy-neighbor, live-life-quotes, limitless, light, life-lessons, life, liberating, liberate, learn, laugh, judgement, joy, journey, inspiration, inner-strength, inner-beauty, humility, humanity, hope, high-road, heal, happiness, gratitude, good-soul, goals-in-life, goals, goal-setting, fresh-start, freedom, free, forgive, follow-your-own-path, follow-your-heart, follow-your-dreams, find-yourself, fearless, faith, explore, enjoy-life, energy, empower, dreamer, dream-big, don-t-worry-be-happy, don-t-judge, don-t-give-up, dig-deep, determination, destiny, crossroads, courage, control-your-life, content, conquer-fear, conquer, confidence, competition, compassion, coming-of-age, cherish, chase-dreams, change, chances, carma, break-barriers, bohemian, bestseller, bestrong, believe, be-proud, be-happy, awakening, author, ambition, adventure, accomplish, acceptance, 100daysdrive, 100-days-drive
No amount of me trying to explain myself was doing any good. I didn't even know what was going on inside of me, so how could I have explained it to them?
タグ: youth, violence-against-women, violence, united-states-of-america, united-states, truth, survivors-of-abuse, survivor, survive, survival, southern, south, sexual-violence, sexual-assault, sexual-abuse, safety, red-tape, raped, rape-survivor, rape-of-a-child, rape-culture, rape, quotes, quote, ptsd, powerless, powerful-story, power, post-traumatic-stress, politics, politicians, police, physical-abuse, pedophile, panic-attacks, panic-attack, overcoming, memories, memoir, living, life, laws, lawmakers, law-enforcement, justice-system, justice, inspire, injustice, hurt, hopeful-heart, hopeful, hope, healing, growth, growing-up, government, fighter, family-relationships, family-drama, family, enable-abuse, domestic-violence, domestic-abuse, domestic, crime-and-punishment, crime, corruption, control, child-abuse, arizona, anxiety-disorders, anxiety-attack, anxiety, america, advocates
From this point forward, you don’t even know how to quit in life.” ~ Aaron Lauritsen, ‘100 Days Drive
タグ: writer, wateroffaducksback, wanderlust, wander, values, truth, travel, think-outside-the-box, thick-skin, teamwork, success, struggle, strength, staystrong, stay-the-course, start-all-over, spirituality, soul-food, soar, smile, service-to-others, satisfaction, road-trip, risk-taking, respect, resiliency, reflections, quotes, quote-of-the-day, quitting-lasts-forever, push-limits, pride, power, positive-thinking, perspective, parenthood, opportunity, open-road, one-life, nomad, no-regrets, never-quit, memoir, luck, love-yourself, love-thyself, love-thy-neighbor, live-life-quotes, limitless, light, life-lessons, life, liberating, liberate, learn, laugh, judgement, joy, journey, inspiration, inner-strength, inner-beauty, humility, humanity, hope, high-road, heal, happiness, gratitude, good-soul, goals-in-life, goals, goal-setting, fresh-start, freedom, free, forgive, follow-your-own-path, follow-your-heart, follow-your-dreams, find-yourself, fearless, faith, explore, enjoy-life, energy, empower, dreamer, dream-big, dont-quit, don-t-worry-be-happy, don-t-give-up, dig-deep, determination, destiny, crossroads, courage, control-your-life, content, conquer-fear, conquer, confidence, competition, compassion, coming-of-age, cherish, chase-dreams, change, chances, carma, break-barriers, bohemian, bestseller, bestrong, believe, be-proud, be-happy, awakening, author, ambition, adventure, accomplish, acceptance, 100daysdrive, 100-days-drive
True friends don't come with conditions.
タグ: writer, wateroffaducksback, wanderlust, wander, values, truth, travel, think-outside-the-box, thick-skin, teamwork, success, struggle, strength, staystrong, start-all-over, spirituality, soul-food, soar, smile, service-to-others, satisfaction, road-trip, risk-taking, respect, resiliency, reflections, quotes, quote-of-the-day, push-limits, pride, power, positive-thinking, perspective, parenthood, opportunity, open-road, one-life, nomad, no-regrets, never-quit, memoir, luck, loyalty, love-yourself, love-thyself, love-thy-neighbor, live-life-quotes, limitless, light, life-lessons, life, liberating, liberate, learn, laugh, judgement, joy, journey, inspiration, inner-strength, inner-beauty, humility, humanity, hope, high-road, heal, happiness, gratitude, good-soul, goals-in-life, goals, goal-setting, friendship, fresh-start, freedom, free, forgive, follow-your-own-path, follow-your-heart, follow-your-dreams, find-yourself, fearless, faith, explore, enjoy-life, energy, empower, dreamer, dream-big, don-t-worry-be-happy, don-t-give-up, dig-deep, determination, destiny, crossroads, courage, control-your-life, content, conquer-fear, conquer, confidence, competition, compassion, coming-of-age, cherish, chase-dreams, change, chances, carma, break-barriers, bohemian, bestseller, bestrong, believe, be-proud, be-happy, awakening, author, ambition, adventure, accomplish, acceptance, 100daysdrive, 100-days-drive
Today I wore a pair of faded old jeans and a plain grey baggy shirt. I hadn't even taken a shower, and I did not put on an ounce of makeup. I grabbed a worn out black oversized jacket to cover myself with even though it is warm outside. I have made conscious decisions lately to look like less of what I felt a male would want to see. I want to disappear.
タグ: youth, violence-against-women, violence, united-states-of-america, united-states, truth, survivors-of-abuse, survivor, survive, survival, southern, south, sexual-violence, sexual-assault, sexual-abuse, safety, red-tape, raped, rape-survivor, rape-of-a-child, rape-culture, rape, quotes, quote, ptsd, powerless, powerful-story, power, post-traumatic-stress, politics, politicians, police, physical-abuse, pedophile, panic-attacks, panic-attack, overcoming, memories, memoir, living, life, laws, lawmakers, law-enforcement, justice-system, justice, inspire, injustice, hurt, hopeful-heart, hopeful, hope, healing, growth, growing-up, government, fighter, family-relationships, family-drama, family, enable-abuse, domestic-violence, domestic-abuse, domestic, crime-and-punishment, crime, corruption, control, child-abuse, arizona, anxiety-disorders, anxiety-attack, anxiety, america, advocates
Somehow the idyllic existence I envisioned never quite came to pass, but aside from the occasional culinary disaster, my marriage wasn't bad.
タグ: truth, memoir, life-and-living
The things that make you a functional citizen in society - manners, discretion, cordiality - don't necessarily make you a good writer. Writing needs raw truth, wants your suffering and darkness on the table, revels in a cutting mind that takes no prisoners...
タグ: truth, raw, memoir, honesty, darkness-dawns
The wise man listens to the women in his life.
タグ: writing-advice, writers-on-writing, women-and-men, wisdom-quotes, wisdom-quotations, wisdom, memoir-writing, memoir
Mistakes? That's why they put erasers on pencils.
タグ: science-fiction, romance, memoir, inspirational, fiction, biography, autobiography
The features of character are carved out of adversity.
タグ: science-fiction, science, romance, memoir, inspirational, fiction, biography, autobiography