“The lower you fall, the higher you'll fly. The farther you run, the more God wants you back.”

“I wish I could tell him I understand: the higher you raise your hopes, the farther you have to fall.”

Jodi Picoult book Second Glance

“Technique is what you fall back on when you run out of inspiration.”

Rudolf Nureyev (1938–1993) Soviet ballet dancer and choreographer

“You can help me to keep my head cool," was the answer. "You stand for the world of common sense which will always win in the long run. When I'm inclined to run amok you'll remind me of England. You'll lower the temperature.”

John Buchan book The House of the Four Winds

“The rich and powerful always seem to prefer the tops of buildings. Hasn't anyone ever explained to them that higher just means you have farther to fall? -- Anita Blake”

Laurell K. Hamilton (1963) Novelist

“The less you want, the richer you are. The more you need in order to be happy, the more miserable you'll be.”

Yanni (1954) Greek pianist, keyboardist, composer, and music producer

“Run faster, jump higher, reach farther, and you'll always win!

live life expecting the worst, hoping for the best, and living for the future!

Somebody has to do something, and it's just incredibly pathetic that it has to be us.”

Jerry Garcia (1942–1995) American musician and member of the Grateful Dead

“If you give up what you want most for what you think you should want more, you'll end up miserable.”

Brandon Sanderson (1975) American fantasy writer

“High calls low and low calls high. I tell you, if you were in such dire straits as I was, you too would elevate your thoughts. The lower you are, the higher your mind will want to soar.”

Yann Martel book Life of Pi

“If you want to be loathsome to God, just run with the herd.”

Sören Kierkegaard (1813–1855) Danish philosopher and theologian, founder of Existentialism