Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
Dad was a philosopher and had what he called his Theory of Purpose, which held that everything in life had a purpose, and unless it achieved that purpose, it was just taking up space on the planet and wasting everybody's time.
Jeannette Walls
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
Jeannette Walls
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: April 21
Journalist
Writer
Phoenix
Arizona
Life
Taking
Wasting
Theory
Achieved
Called
Philosopher
Everybody
Held
Space
Dad
Purpose
Planet
Everything
Planets
Time
Unless
More quotes by Jeannette Walls
If you don't think you're hurt, then you aren't
Jeannette Walls
Confidence doesn't come from thinking you're perfect or flawless. That's arrogance. Confidence comes from appreciating the beauty of your texture.
Jeannette Walls
Living there [Horse Mesa] was like living in a natural cathedral. Waking up every morning, you walked outside and looked down at the blue lake, then up at the sandstone cliffs--those awe-inspiring layers of red and yellow rock shaped over the millennia, with dozens of black-streaked crevices that temporarily became waterfalls after rainstorms.
Jeannette Walls
Life's too short to care about what other people think. Besides, they should accept us for who we are
Jeannette Walls
Interesting people always have a past.
Jeannette Walls
I reached my full height at age 11, and I was clumsy as all get-out - all elbows and knees, couldn't get up a flight of stairs without falling down. I wanted to be a cute, petite blonde, but I'm a big ol' strapping thing, so I just accept it.
Jeannette Walls
One thing about whoring: It put a chicken on the table.
Jeannette Walls
Mom told us we would have to go shoplifting. Isn't that a sin? I asked Mom. Not exactly, Mom said. God doesn't mind you bending the rules a little if you have a good reason. It's sort of like justifiable homicide. This is justifiable pilfering.
Jeannette Walls
[Optimism] acts as a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Jeannette Walls
Anyone who thinks he's too small to make a difference has never been bit by a mosquito
Jeannette Walls
I listen to music mostly in the evening. I've come to love what is called world music, like the Zimbabwean Oliver Mtukudzi and the Colombian singer Marta Gomez. I also love the Irish folk singer Mary Black. Other favorites include Chet Baker, Eva Cassidy, and Billie Holiday.
Jeannette Walls
Too much hard luck can create a permanent meanness of spirit in any creature.
Jeannette Walls
It's the Joshua tree's struggle that gives it its beauty.
Jeannette Walls
I believe that everyone has some huge talent in them the really lucky ones discover what it is.
Jeannette Walls
God deals us all different hands. How we play 'em is up to us.
Jeannette Walls
Mom always said people worried too much about their children. Suffering when you're young is good for you, she said. It immunized your body and your soul, and that was why she ignored us kids when we cried. Fussing over children who cry only encouraged them, she told us. That's positive reinforcement for negative behavior.
Jeannette Walls
I found out that people are incredibly compassionate and kind. It really changed my view of the world.
Jeannette Walls
In my opinion, trying to guess what readers want is the wrong approach. You have to tell your story as best you can and as true to yourself as possible. You have to be honest and fair and vulnerable and foolish and brave, and not care what anyone thinks of it.
Jeannette Walls
One of the most challenging aspects of writing a memoir is finding your own voice, and you should be very careful about being influenced by someone else's voice.
Jeannette Walls
We're stronger than we realize.
Jeannette Walls