#golden

I did it because he wasn't fair to you. Because you deserve credit for what you've done. Because he needs to realize you aren't the person he's always thought you were. He needs to see you for who you really are, not for all the ideas and preconceptions he's built up around you." The power in Adrian's gaze was so strong that I kept talking. I was nervous about meeting that stare in silence. Also, part of me was afraid that if I pondered my own words too hard, I'd discover they were just as much about my own father and me as Adrian and his. "It should have been enough for you to tell him who you are - show him who you are - but he wouldn't listen ↗

— Richelle Mead

#sydney-sage #the-golden-lily #adrian-ivashkov

The ghost of a smile flickered across his lips. ‘You’re always the voice of reason. Just try listening to yourself once in a while. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#sydney-sage #the-golden-lily #adrian-ivashkov

Adrian looked away from me and down to where my hand covered his. I blushed and pulled away. “Sorry” I’d probably freaked him out ↗

— Richelle Mead

#sydney-sage #the-golden-lily #adrian-ivashkov

Of course I can climb it. I'm practically a progidy in PE," I pointed out. "The question is, can you, Mr Smoker? ↗

— Richelle Mead

#sydney-sage #the-golden-lily #adrian-ivashkov

It goes back to a style of moviemaking I remember seeing as a child, in movies like The Man With The Golden Arm, which I think was shot all on a sound stage. ↗

— Debbie Allen

#back #child #goes #golden #i

The first person to promulgate the Golden Rule, which was the bedrock of this empathic spirituality, was Confucius 500 years before Christ. ↗

— Karen Armstrong

#before #christ #confucius #first #golden

Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer. ↗

— Muhammad Ali

#golden #good #silence #think #you

When I was young, I used to hear people say, 'He's a golden boy. Look at that guy. Can you imagine what he's going to be like when he grows up?' Well, I unfortunately bought into that. And I hadn't even found myself. Quite honestly, I was running from myself. But I knew how to work Top 40 radio. ↗

— Glenn Beck

#boy #even #found #going #golden

You can't teach calculus to a chimpanzee. So just share your banana. ↗

— John Rachel

#calculus #chimpanzee #education #golden-rule #lyme-disease

I am doomed to an eternity of compulsive work. No set goal achieved satisfies. Success only breeds a new goal. The golden apple devoured has seeds. It is endless. ↗

— Bette Davis

#am #apple #breeds #compulsive #devoured