Life Quotes Quote by Gena Showalter, Oh My Goth — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“What makes big boobs and perkiness so attractive to boys? I mean, really. Two round, mounds of fat and a fake smile. Yeah, winning attributes.”

“People are the most difficult thing in the world to change”

“I’m not a bad person. I haven’t killed anyone. I (rarely) lie. I don’t kick little puppies. So why do people look at me as if the world would be a better place without me?”

“There are times I wish I were invisible. Which is silly, since I do everything I can to stand out.”

“How does fear become so powerful? We can’t see it. We can’t touch it, yet it gets its claws in us and begins to control us. Sigh. I hate feeling afraid, and I hate, hate, HATE feeling out of control.”

“Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk.”

“You don’t get to pick where you’re from, but you always have control of where you’re going.”

“I don't expect life to make sense," he said after a few moments, "but it could certainly be pleasant if it would stop kicking us in the balls.”

“The greatest part of our happiness depends on our dispositions, not our circumstances.”

“Some say life is the thing, but I prefer reading.”

“From the onset of polio in 1921 until his death, Franklin, his family, his inner circle of advisers, and teams of physicians assiduously disguised the state of his health, promoting the fantasy of a robust leader who was always in excel- lent physical condition for a man his age. Severe heart disease was not admit- ted until twenty-five years after his death, and then only as part of a new and larger cover-up to conceal other severe medical problems. These deceptions still dominate the present-day narrative of Franklin’s health, especially so in his later years.”