#nothing

To attempt the destruction of our passions is the height of folly. What a noble aim is that of the zealot who tortures himself like a madman in order to desire nothing, love nothing, feel nothing, and who, if he succeeded, would end up a complete monster! ↗

— Denis Diderot

#attempt #complete #desire #destruction #end

It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little. ↗

— Diogenes

#godlike #gods #little #nothing #privilege

There's been nothing but discipline, discipline, discipline all my life. ↗

— Celine Dion

#discipline #life #my life #nothing

Nothing I did contributed to me having cancer, so I can't sit back and say, 'Oh why me.' Why not me? Why does tragedy always have to hit someone else? ↗

— Eric Davis

#back #cancer #contributed #did #does

Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand. ↗

— Mark Twain

#assault #laughter #nothing #stand

That a marriage ends is less than ideal; but all things end under heaven, and if temporality is held to be invalidating, then nothing real succeeds. ↗

— John Updike

#end #ends #heaven #held #ideal

Nothing is as important as passion. No matter what you want to do with your life, be passionate. ↗

— Jon Bon Jovi

#life #matter #nothing #passion #passionate

If you risk nothing, then you risk everything. ↗

— Geena Davis

#nothing #risk #then #you

Every summer my husband and I pack our suitcases, load our kids into the car, and drive from tense, crowded New York City to my family's cottage in Maine. It's on an island, with stretches of sea and sandy beaches, rocky coasts, and pine trees. We barbecue, swim, lie around, and try to do nothing. ↗

— Hope Davis

#barbecue #beaches #car #city #coasts

Nothing is more important in the face of a war than cutting taxes. ↗

— Tom DeLay

#face #important #more #nothing #taxes