More from Samuel Beckett
My mistakes are my life.
Samuel BeckettSamuel Beckett There’s something dripping in my head. A heart, a heart in my head.
Samuel BeckettSamuel Beckett Words are the clothes thoughts wear.
Samuel BeckettSamuel Beckett I pause to record that I feel in extraordinary form. Delirium perhaps.
Samuel BeckettSamuel Beckett I am still alive then. That may come in useful.
Samuel BeckettSamuel Beckett I gave up before birth.
Samuel BeckettSamuel Beckett Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.
Samuel BeckettSamuel Beckett Life is habit. Or rather life is a succession of habits.
Samuel BeckettSamuel Beckett Fail, fail again, fail better.
Samuel BeckettSamuel Beckett I use the words you taught me. If they don’t mean anything any more, teach me others. Or let me be silent.
Samuel BeckettSamuel Beckett You’re on earth. There’s no cure for that.
Samuel BeckettSamuel Beckett Birth was the death of him.
Samuel BeckettSamuel Beckett In my head there are several windows, that I do know, but perhaps it is always the same one, open variously on the parading universe.
Samuel BeckettSamuel Beckett Reality, whether approached imaginatively or empirically, remains a surface, hermetic.
Samuel BeckettSamuel Beckett Yes, there were times when I forgot not only who I was but that I was, forgot to be.
Samuel BeckettSamuel Beckett It was long since I had longed for anything and the effect on me was horrible.
Samuel BeckettSamuel Beckett
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How strange that our hearts heal from the same thing that broke it -love.
Cailin HargreavesCailin Hargreaves The peak of intensity is numbness not emotionless.
Anamika GargAnamika Garg She is everything and nothing at all.
Ava NicoleAva Nicole She built her castle at rock bottom.
Harriet SelinaHarriet Selina Keep growing into yourself.
Sophia JoanSophia Joan They tell you to be grateful for what you have. But you are also allowed to be sad for what you have lost.
Sabina LauraSabina Laura what the sky is to a bird is like a dream for a dreamer.
Safna SulaimanSafna Sulaiman The Red Rose on my grave shows once I was in love.
Moses AlexanderMoses Alexander
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More on action
I will act now. I will act now. I will act now. With these words I can condition my mind to perform every action necessary for my success.
Og MandinoOg Mandino Our words reveal our thoughts; our manners mirror our self-esteem; our actions reflect our character; our habits predict the future.
William Arthur WardWilliam Arthur Ward Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.
Peter DruckerPeter Drucker My dreams are worthless, my plans are dust, my goals are impossible. All are of no value unless they are followed by action.
Og MandinoOg Mandino Words mean nothing without action.
Travis ScottTravis Scott Did you ever get fed up?’ I said. ‘I mean did you ever get scared that everything was going to go lousy unless you did something?
J. D. SalingerJ. D. Salinger Action will destroy your procrastination.
Og MandinoOg Mandino Let your first hour set the theme of success and positive action that is certain to echo through your entire day. Today will never happen again.
Og MandinoOg Mandino
