Bryant Quotes

Truth crushed to earth shall rise again.

Autumn...the year's last, loveliest smile." [Indian Summer]

I don't like to give up on people when they need someone not to give up on them.

Don't bite off more than you can chew because nobody looks attractive spitting it back out.

No matter how many plans you make or how much in control you are, life is always winging it.

The shattering of a heart when being broken is the loudest quiet ever.

The moment you stop trying to become a better person, is the moment you start to become worse than what you already are.

And we wept that one so lovely should have a life so brief;

The only thing standing between you and your dreams is ... reluctance.

Know who you are, and be it. Know what you want, and go out and get it!

No one is more insufferable than he who lacks basic courtesy.

Do not make the mistake of thinking that you have to agree with people and their beliefs to defend them from injustice.

Use a condom. The world doesn't need another you.

Nothing is as it seems, but something is everything it is made out to be.

When people say they hate life, to what are they comparing it to? The alternative isn't any more appealing.

Everyting negative - pressure, challenges - is all an opportunity for me to rise.

Everyone in life has a purpose, even if it's to serve as a bad example

The holiday village had sprung up in Bryant Park, and the ice rink and booths were bustling with early Christmas shoppers. It smelled like fried food and scented candles, mixed with the occasional blast of diesel from the traffic inching along 42nd Street. When I think of how New York City smells, this is it.

I never fail. It's just that the people around me succeed more than I.

One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.

Forget yourself and go to work.

Stop holding-on to the wrong people. Let them go on their own way; if not for you, then for them.

Girls are always complaining that they can never meet a nice guy. Nice guys are everywhere. The problem isn’t that there aren't any nice guys, the problem is that all of the nice guys are ugly.

Your suffering needs to be respected. Don't try to ignore the hurt, because it is real. Just let the hurt soften you instead of hardening you. Let the hurt open you instead of closing you. Let the hurt send you looking for those who will accept you instead of hiding from those who reject you.

The greatest joys in life are found not only in what we do and feel, but also in our quiet hopes and labors for others.

He who laughs last ... just didn't get the joke.

One of my rules is never to look sideways at what other people are doing but instead, do what I feel is right.

Some people make things happen. Some people watch things happen. And then there are those who wonder, 'What the hell just happened?

Mine, is a wicked world of pure fascinastion.

Who were you before the world told you what you were not?

If you can sit with your pain, listen to your pain and respect your pain — in time you will move through your pain.

I strive for perfection - I settle for satisfaction

Within you, you will find everything you need to be complete.

And the yellow sunflower by the brook, in autumn beauty stood.

The world is not fair, and often fools, cowards, liars and the selfish hide in high places. (p 57)

Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out.

There is no greater intelligence than kindness and empathy.

Change happens very slow and very sudden.

The mindset isn’t about seeking a result—it’s more about the process of getting to that result. It’s about the journey and the approach. It’s a way of life. I do think that it’s important, in all endeavors, to have that mentality.

The worst bullies you will ever encounter in your life are your own thoughts.

Love is a two-way street constantly under construction.

You will be a beautiful person, as long as you see the beauty in others.

Your past is like a bag of bricks; set it down and walk away. Quit collecting every painful word, memory and mistake. Collect hope.

You can spend your life judging people or, you can spend it making friends. Take your pick.

The last word of love is ... goodbye.

Most people do not actually know how to think for themselves, and unfortunately that prevents them from even knowing it.

Some people have abusive, negative, controlling tendencies in their blood; they are wired for havoc, bickering and deception.

A polite enemy is just as difficult to discredit, as a rude friend is to protect.

We are all damaged. We have all been hurt. We have all had to learn painful lessons. We are all recovering from some mistake, loss, betrayal, abuse, injustice or misfortune. All of life is a process of recovery that never ends. We each must find ways to accept and move through the pain and to pick ourselves back up. For each pang of grief, depression, doubt or despair there is an inverse toward renewal coming to you in time. Each tragedy is an announcement that some good will indeed come in time. Be patient with yourself.

Good manners are appreciated as much as bad manners are abhorred.

Love should feel like a hand sewn quilt made by grandma, wrapping you up on a cold winter morning.

Intelligence is being intelligent enough to know you're not so intelligent as you intelligently once thought.

Respectful communication under conflict or opposition is an essential and truly awe-inspiring ability.

Slap-stick comedy is really funny, unless you're the one getting slapped with the stick.

It was true that the city could still throw shadows filled with mystifying figures from its past, whose grip on the present could be felt on certain strange days, when the streets were dark with rain and harmful ideas.

Your life was meant for more than being a life-long doormat for deadbeats, losers, gossipers, nay-sayers, dream-crushers, energy vampires, users, abusers, ragers and passive-aggressive backstabbers.

If you are rude, cynical, habitually-sarcastic or pessimistic, your life options are going to be very limited.

You cannot save everyone. Some people are going to destroy themselves no matter how much you try to help them.

There is something beautiful in you seeking freedom.

The woman must be restored to her rightful place, as the strong, loving maternal leader of peace and reason.

Toxic relationships are dangerous to your health; they will literally kill you. Stress shortens your lifespan. Even a broken heart can kill you. There is an undeniable mind-body connection. Your arguments and hateful talk can land you in the emergency room or in the morgue. You were not meant to live in a fever of anxiety; screaming yourself hoarse in a frenzy of dreadful, panicked fight-or-flight that leaves you exhausted and numb with grief. You were not meant to live like animals tearing one another to shreds. Don't turn your hair gray. Don't carve a roadmap of pain into the sweet wrinkles on your face. Don't lay in the quiet with your heart pounding like a trapped, frightened creature. For your own precious and beautiful life, and for those around you — seek help or get out before it is too late. This is your wake-up call!

The ignoramus crow of "love it or leave it" omits other viable options, such as staying and changing it.

If you do not like a certain behavior in others, look within yourself to find the roots of what discomforts you.

If they're not going to respect you, then they best damn well fear you.

Charlotte: "It’s too bad they don’t give out diplomas for what you learn at the mall, because I could graduate with honors in that subject. No really. Since I’ve worked there, I’ve become an expert on all things shopping-related. For example, I can tell you right off who to distrust at the mall: 1) Skinny people who work at Cinnabon. I mean, if they’re not eating the stuff they sell, how good can it be? 2) The salesladies at department store makeup counters. No matter what they tell you, buying all that lip gloss will not make you look like the pouty models in the store posters. 3) And most importantly—my best friend’s boyfriend, Bryant, who showed up at the food court with a mysterious blonde draped on his arm.

A person who makes few mistakes makes little progress.

We believe we are the consumers, but we are the consumed.

Taking care of yourself is the most powerful way to begin to take care of others.

People use words to do battle and to hurt one another terribly, tragically and even mortally.

A lot of people say they want to be great, but they’re not willing to make the sacrifices necessary to achieve greatness. They have other concerns, whether important or not, and they spread themselves out. That’s totally fine. After all, greatness is not for everybody.

Suffering is one of life's great teachers.

This isn't your world. It's your parents. Your world is still out there, waiting to be discovered. Always remember that.

I live my life until I start the cycle of my dreams,then I leave and search for you until I die.When I come back,I live to remember,I live to find you

I have self-doubt. I have insecurity. I have fear of failure. I have nights when I show up at the arena and I'm like, 'My back hurts, my feet hurt, my knees hurt. I don't have it. I just want to chill.' We all have self-doubt. You don't deny it, but you also don't capitulate to it. You embrace it.

Choose thoughts that give you the emotions of being alive and excited about life.

Being alone is much better than being around negative people out of loneliness or desperation.

Believe in the wonderment of life, the magic of love, and the reality of death.

You have to make the decision to let go of the past if you want to move forward.

To have our needs met, to love, to be loved, to feel safe in this world and to each know our purpose, is a simple matter of creating those blessings for others.

Life moves forward. The old leaves wither, die and fall away, and the new growth extends forward into the light.

One of the most important things one can do in life is to brutally question every single thing you are taught.

Cool people are only cool for the first thirty minutes of knowing them. After that, they just become annoying.

Unless someone is trying to help you, don't you dare, ever let anyone tell you who and what you are, because, on this planet, you are the unquestionable and supreme authority on — you.

It's not how many times you fall. And it's not how many times you get back up. It's about how much money you have to pay people to admit that the whole incident didn't even occur to begin with.

Some people are so addicted to their misery that they will destroy anything that gets in the way of their fix.

To understand the journey you have to do the walking.

Every soul is beautiful and precious; is worthy of dignity and respect, and deserving of peace, joy and love.

Courteousness is consideration for others; politeness is the method used to deliver such considerations.

If anything goes bad, I did it. If anything goes semi-good, we did it. If anything goes really good, then you did it. That's all it takes to get people to win football games for you.

As your consciousness, refinement and pureness of heart expands you will become less judgmental, less corrective, less reactive, less black-and-white, less critical, less apt to blame and less tormented by others and their faults and views.

People who have had little self-reflection live life in a huge reality blind-spot.

Every journey begins with the first step of articulating the intention, and then becoming the intention.

friendship... it's such a leap of faith

A sin is nothing more than regret. Not for doing it once, but doing it again when you know you’re going to regret it.

Real love sometimes means saying goodbye.

When someone is suffering, there is a deep, visceral reaction in the core of our being, a flood of empathy and a frightfully desperate compulsion to give aid.

A moment of truth is very powerful. Instead of smiling to be polite, just frown. Instead of laughing when you are nervous or uncomfortable, just speak your truth. Instead of acting like everything is all right, proclaim it isn't alright, and talk about your feelings! Honor your truth. Honor yourself. Be real.

The storm is out there and every one of us must eventually face the storm. When the storm comes, pray that it will shake you to your roots and break you wide-open. Being broken open by the storm is your only hope. When you are broken open you get to discover for the first time what is inside you. Some people never get to see what is inside them; what beauty, what strength, what truth and love. They were never broken open by the storm. So, don't run from your pain — run into your pain. Let life's storm shatter you.

Those times when you get up early and you work hard; those times when you stay up late and you work hard; those times when you don’t feel like working, you’re too tired, you don’t want to push yourself, but you do it anyway; that is actually the dream. That’s the dream. It’s not the destination, it’s the journey.

So live, that when thy summons comes to join The innumerable caravan which moves To that mysterious realm where each shall take His chamber in the silent halls of death, Thou go not, like the quarry-slave at night,Scourged to his dungeon; but, sustain'd and soothed By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave,Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams." Thanatopsis