#personal

If you want to discover the true character of a person, you have only to observe what they are passionate about. ↗

— Shannon L. Alder

#causes #character #interests #judgement #passionate

She was returning home to be the wife of, mother of, First Lady of, but what did that really mean? ↗

— Stacy Hawkins Adams

#fictional-character #identity-crisis #personal-growth #home

You necessarily have to be lost, before you’re found. ↗

— T. Scott McLeod

#buddhism #dark-night-of-the-soul #enlightenment #love #meditation

One-time rival and subsequent usurper Secretary of State Seward finally settled into an assessment of Lincoln that, "His confidence and compassion increase every day. ↗

— Doris Kearns Goodwin

#confidence #empathy #leadership #personal-growth #leadership

The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword. If you would take a man's life, you owe it to him to look into his eyes and hear his final words. And if you cannot bear to do that, then perhaps the man does not deserve to die. ↗

— George R.R. Martin

#justice #personal-responsibility #responsibility #life

You want useless, you have come to the right guy. I can be useless for hours at a time. Weeks even. I'm currently closing in on a month of being totally useless, which is by way of being a personal best. ↗

— Sarah Rees Brennan

#personality #humor

I strive for perfection - I settle for satisfaction ↗

— Carroll Bryant

#personal #philosophy #humor

Whatever does not pretend at all has style enough. ↗

— Booth Tarkington

#individuality #personality #style

Recognizing that you are not where you want to be is a starting point to begin changing your life. ↗

— Deborah Day

#happiness #personal-growth #well-being #change

As we change, our writing changes too. You cannot write the same poem twice. And that's a good thing. ↗