The best Quotes by George MacDonald

The best Quotes by George MacDonald

George MacDonald (10 December 1824 – 18 September 1905) was a Scottish author, poet and Christian Congregational minister.

To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.
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How strange this fear of death is! We are never frightened at a sunset.
The principle part of faith is patience.
It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected. The best men do not want to govern their fellowmen.
Attitudes are more important than facts.

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There's no death for those who don't fear it.
Death is so close, always, a breath away, so perhaps it was wise to introduce children to that concept at an early age.
Have you no hope at all? And do you really live with the thought that when you die, you die, and nothing remains?" "Yes," I said.
For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to eternity.
It's odd, isn't it? People die everyday and the world goes on like nothing happened.
Kyoko Kirigiri in Danganronpa
We figure out what death means when we're born, practically, and we live our whole lives in some kind of weird denial about it.
Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.
What happens after you die? Lots of things happen after you die - they just don't involve you.
The great tragedy of life is not that men perish, but that they cease to love.
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It's not the pace of life I mind. It's the sudden stop at the end.
The one who lives in the memories of his loved ones can't be dead; dead is only who's forgotten.
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Deny death, and you deny life.
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You might be a king or a little street sweeper, but sooner or later you dance with the reaper.
Grim Reaper in Bill & Ted - Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
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Death can be the greatest opportunity of your life.
Berlin in Money Heist - Season 4 Episode 1
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I'm not afraid of dying I just don't want to be there when it happens.
Death is what gives life meaning. To know your days are numbered. Your time is short.
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In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.
Facing your own mortality forces you to re-evaluate your priorities.
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When you know death comes soon, you look around things more close.
Ngoc Lan Tran in Downsizing
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You know, you come from nothing, you're going back to nothing. What have you lost? Nothing!
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From my rotting body, flowers shall grow and I am in them and that is eternity.
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Your failure to understand that there are things much worse than death has always been your greatest weakness.
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Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live.
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The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living.
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Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.
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For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one.
We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.
I'll tell you what I know about death, Camille. Death dances silently in everyone's shadow, and she doesn't give a damn. So why give a damn about her?
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You only live twice:
Once when you are born
And once when you look death in the face
Ian Fleming in James Bond - You Only Live Twice
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After all, to the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.
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One candidate is too old and mentally unfit to be president. The other one is me.
Joe Biden - März 2024
What do you call an Asian Dwayne Johnson?
The Wok.
I'm paranoid. On my stationary bike, I have a rear view mirror.
When you're in love it's the most glorious two and a half days of your life.
I quit therapy because my analyst was trying to help me behind my back.
I tried phone sex - it gave me an ear infection.
During sex I fantasize that I'm someone else.
I like to read biographies of authors that I love, like Richard Yates. I also like to see what non-fiction authors are out there. My bible is Something Happened. It's one of the greatest books I've ever read. But if I don't read a Dostoevsky soon I'm going to kill myself.
For 45 years I've worked without an audience.
I love being famous. It validates that I have something to say.
My parents were my worst audience.
I think a night like tonight shows a lot of young girls and young boys that if you can shoot you can shoot. It doesn't matter if you're a girl or a boy, I think it just matters the heart that you have and wanting to be the best that you can be.
Sabrina Ionescu - February 2024
I'm looking to do everything that I possibly can to get better in every aspect, whether that's scoring, defending, rebounding, passing, i'm really just excited to be playing against professionals and learning from them and just seeing where that takes me.
Sky is the limit for her and what she can do on the court, in terms of her impact in the game but also the court as well... It's been fun to watch her journey.
Stephen Curry - February 2024
I grew up watching Kobe Bryant game after game, ring after ring, living his greatness without apology.
Sabrina Ionescu - February 2020

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