top of page
Exlpore more People quotes

"A lot of people are afraid of heights. Not me, I'm afraid of widths."

"How long most people would look at the best book before they would give the price of a large turbot for it?"

"I find that most people know what a story is until they sit down to write one."

"You've got to clock the hours and pay your dues. Then eventually, people will come to you. You have to be patient and appreciative."

"Intellectuals are people who believe that ideas are of more importance than values. That is to say, their own ideas and other people's values."
Explore more quotes by Morrie Schwartz

"So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they're busy doing things they think are important. This is because they're chasing the wrong things."

"It's not to late to... ask yourself if you really are the person you want to be, and if not, who you do want to be."

"When you look at it that way, you can see how absurd it is that we individualize ourselves with our fences and hoarded possessions."

"The little things, I can obey. But the big things - how we think, what we value - those you must choose yourself. You can't let anyone - or any society - determine those for you."

"After you have wept and grieved for your physical losses, cherish the functions and the life you have left."
bottom of page