Should I Quotes

• Be The Peace You Wish To See In The World!

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Inspirational, Motivational, Change

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• I thought, enough of this, I'm not an abstract painter, what the hell am I going to do? Should I get a job in a shoe store, sell real estate, or what? I was really depressed by the whole thing, because I felt like a painter, yet I couldn't make paintings.

  Ralph Goings

  Jobs, Real, Shoes

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• Perfection is impossible without humility. Why should I strive for perfection, if I am already good enough?

  Leo Tolstoy

  Inspirational, Humility, Perfection

  Leo Tolstoy (2010). “A Calendar of Wisdom: Daily Thoughts to Nourish the Soul, Written and Se”, p.23, Simon and Schuster

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• Why should I deem myself to be a chisel, when I could be the artist?

  Friedrich Schiller

  Artist, April, Should

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• Should I marry W? Not if she won't tell me the other letters in her name. And what about her career? How can I ask a woman of her beauty to give up the Roller Derby? Decisions...

  Woody Allen

  Marriage, Giving Up, Names

  Woody Allen (2007). “The Insanity Defense: The Complete Prose”, Random House Incorporated

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• When a student comes and asks, "Should I become a mathematician?" the answer should be no. If you have to ask, you shouldn't even ask.

  Paul Halmos

  Math, Answers, Students

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• But why should I cast myself in the ancient female part of victim of men's plots and passions?

  Ellen Douglas

  Passion, Men, Female

  Ellen Douglas (2012). “A Lifetime Burning”, p.20, Univ. Press of Mississippi

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• Why should I feel lonely? is not our planet in the Milky Way?

  Henry David Thoreau

  Lonely, Way, Should

  Henry David Thoreau (1882). “Walden”, p.208

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• Why should I bring happiness to those I loathe by obliterating myself, when I can make them miserable just by existing?

  Jessica Zafra

  Miserable, Should, I Can

  Jessica Zafra (1995). “Twisted”, Anvil Books

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• Life is sentimental. Why should I be cold and hard about it? That's the main content. The biggest thing in people's lives is their loves and dreams and visions, you know.

  Jim Harrison

  Dream, People, Vision

  Jim Harrison, Robert J. DeMott (2002). “Conversations with Jim Harrison”, p.190, Univ. Press of Mississippi

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• When I travel around the world, I see that poor countries sell their grain to the West while their own children starve in their arms. And we feed it to livestock. So we can eat a steak? Am I the only one who sees this as a crime? Every morsel of meat we eat is slapping the tear-stained face of a starving child. When I look into her eyes, should I be silent? The Earth can produce enough for everyone’s need. But not enough for everyone’s greed.

  Philip Wollen

  Country, Children, Food

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• I once believed that I possessed creative talent, but I have given up this idea; a woman must not desire to compose — there has never yet been one able to do it. Should I expect to be the one?

  Clara Schumann

  Ideas, Creative, Desire

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• Most people fail at whatever they attempt because of an undecided heart. Should I? Should I not? Go forward? Go back? Success requires the emotional balance of a committed heart. When confronted with a challenge, the committed heart will search for a solution. The undecided heart searches for an escape. A committed heart does not wait for conditions to be exactly right. Why? Because conditions are never exactly right.

  Andy Andrews

  Heart, Emotional, People

  Andy Andrews (2005). “The Traveler's Gift: Seven Decisions that Determine Personal Success”, p.86, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• To those who say Ted Bundy should burn forever in eternity I would only say, so should I, so should all of us.

  James Dobson

  Forever, Ted Bundy, Conservative

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• If I did not see that the Lord kept watch over the ship, I should long since have abandoned the helm. But I see Him! - through the storm, strengthening the tackling, handling the yards, spreading the sails - yes more, commanding the very winds! Should I not be a coward if I abandoned my post? Let Him govern, let Him carry us forward, let Him hasten or delay; we will fear nothing!

  Martin Luther

  Christian, Prayer, Wind

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• I don't settle in any other area of my life when it comes to excellence, so why should I lower my standards when it comes to boys?

  Adriana Trigiani

  Boys, Excellence, Settling

  Adriana Trigiani (2010). “Viola in Reel Life”, p.36, Simon and Schuster

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• Please, put aside all excuses and ask yourself, "What should I be doing?" Yes, you alone can make a difference. The question is, will you?

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Wisdom, Differences, Making A Difference

  Charles R. Swindoll (2005). “Day by Day with Charles Swindoll”, p.104, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Why should I fear? I am on a Royal Mission. I am in the service of the King of kings.

  Mary Slessor

  Kings, Royal, Should

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• Now that I've found the way to fly, which direction should I go into the night?

  Ally Condie

  Life, Night, Way

  Ally Condie (2011). “Matched”, p.12, Penguin

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• I remember promising myself that should I live I would prove myself deserving of life.

  Terry Fox

  Remember, Should, Prove

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• All I feel are the assaults of apprehension and terror at the thought that I am the only one who is entirely unlike the rest. It is almost impossible for me to converse with other people. What should I talk about, how should I say it? - I don't know.

  Osamu Dazai

  People, Impossible, Should

  Osamu Dazai (1973). “No Longer Human”, p.26, New Directions Publishing

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• Good blurbs are short, sweet, and limited to six. They answer the question “Why should I buy this book?

  Guy Kawasaki

  Sweet, Book, Answers

  Twitter post from Jul 2, 2013

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• I think that the justices were totally answering the way that they should. I think that the senators, as best I could tell, for the most part, Democrat and Republican, respected that.

  Fred Thompson

  Thinking, Justice, Way

  "Choosing a New Supreme Court Justice". "Special Report" with Brit Hume, www.foxnews.com. July 6, 2005.

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• Why should I be worried about dying? It's not going to happen in my lifetime!

  Raymond Smullyan

  Dying, Lifetime, Worried

  Raymond Smullyan (1986). “This Book Needs No Title: A Budget of Living Paradoxes”, p.58, Simon and Schuster

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• When you get your,'Who am I?', question right, all of your,'What should I do?' questions tend to take care of themselves

  Richard Rohr

  Care, Take Care, Should

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