It alarms me to think of all that I have read and how little of it has stayed with me. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes alarm read stay
I've never been clever with money. I will buy anything at the top of the market. Hugh Laurie buycleverhave Change image and share on social
Humility was considered a great virtue in my family household. No show of complacency or self-satisfaction was ever tolerated. Patting yourself on the back was definitely not encouraged, and pleasure or pride would be punishable by death. Hugh Laurie backcomplacencyconsider share on social
I admit I can't shake the idea that there is virtue in suffering, that there is a sort of psychic economy, whereby if you embrace success, happiness and comfort, these things have to be paid for. Hugh Laurie admitcomforteconomy Change image and share on social
I was a bit challenged when I was younger to stay on the right path. Dwayne Johnson bitechallengepath Change image and share on social
I do read a lot, and I think in recent years the ratio between the amount of non-fiction and fiction has tipped quite considerably. I did read fiction as a teenager as well, mostly because I was forced to read fiction, of course, to go through high school. Daniel Tammet amountconsiderablyfiction share on social
For these cultures, getting rid of the pain without addressing the deeper cause would be like shutting off a fire alarm while the fire's still going. David Foster Wallace addressalarmculture Change image and share on social
