#ene

If you swim effortlessly in the deep oceans, ride the waves to and from the shore, if you can breathe under water and dine on the deep treasures of the seas; mark my words, those who dwell on the rocks carrying nets will try to reel you into their catch. The last thing they want is for you to thrive in your habitat because they stand in their atmosphere where they beg and gasp for some air. ↗

— C. JoyBell C.

#envy #inspirational-quotes #jealousy #mermaid #self-awareness

For God's sake, let's take the word 'possess' and put a brick round its neck and drown it ... We can't possess one another. We can only give and hazard all we have. ↗

— Dorothy L. Sayers

#jealousy #love #possessiveness #jealousy

Too bad,Elizabeth. You're Stuck with me.Not for a few decades,not for centuries. You're tied to me forever. That boy and girl offspring you talked off? They'll come from me--or no one. ↗

— Kresley Cole

#jealousy #love #possessiveness #jealousy

You will have to forgive me, Major Woodruffe. I am new to marriage, and perhaps more given to jealousy than some of the more experienced husbands that you know. It is possible that you seek only friendship with my wife. If, however, you entertain any other--" -Sebastian to Woodruffe "I assure you that such a thing is the furthest thing from my mind." -Woodruffe to Sebastian "Come now, Major. We are both men. Such ideas are never far from our minds at all. But if you do anything that causes me to think that your mind dwells long on that particular idea, I will thrash you, I will ruin you, and I will probably kill you. -Sebastian to Woodruffe ↗

— Madeline Hunter

#jealous-husband #forgiveness

He had been dazzled. Because of the dazzling brightness, he had had to kill [Seigen]. All who had encountered Seigen had had their hearts stolen by that brightness. That envy had turned to malice. ↗

— Takayuki Yamaguchi

#antipathy #enemies #envy #heart #human-nature

The smart strategist allows strategy to be shaped by events. Good reactions can make great strategy. Strategy involves competition of goals, and the risk is the difference between those goals and the ability of the organization to achieve them. So part of the risk is created by the strategy. ↗

— Max McKeown

#goals #innovation #leadership #management-and-leadership #risk

Despite the turbulence our nation has experienced, we WILL arrive safely and without incident! ↗

— Fela Durotoye

#leadership #nation-building #nigeria #leadership

We must see the new Nigeria The Nigeria We Want we must accept personal responsibility to build it ↗

— Fela Durotoye

#leadership #nigeria #leadership

I suppose I have found it easier to identify with the characters who verge upon hysteria, who were frightened of life, who were desperate to reach out to another person. But these seemingly fragile people are the strong people really. ↗

— Tennessee Williams

#fragile #frightened #hysteria #identification #reaching-out

this song is for the guy who keeps yelling from the balcony, and it's called 'we hate you, please die. ↗

— Bryan Lee O'Malley

#music #scott-pilgrim #life