When you are desperately grabbing at straws all you get is a handful of weeds.

Stephen Richards
About This Quote

This quote is actually a song lyric. It was written by jazz musician Charlie Parker in 1945. He wrote it after trying to avoid the draft during World War II, and he made it famous in its original version by Thelonious Monk.

Source: Success Is Only One Thought Away: Motivational And Inspirational Quotes From Mind Power Professional Stephen Richards

Some Similar Quotes
  1. There was a clatter as the basilisk fangs cascaded out of Hermione's arms. Running at Ron, she flung them around his neck and kissed him full on the mouth. Ron threw away the fangs and broomstick he was holding and responded with such enthusiasm that... - J.k. Rowling
  2. They're in love. Fuck the war. - Thomas Pynchon
  3. If I have learned anything in this long life of mine, it is this: in love we find out who we want to be; in war we find out who we are. - Kristin Hannah
  4. And when all the wars are over, a butterfly will still be beautiful. - Ruskin Bond
  5. The words ‘I Love You’ kill, and resurrect millions, in less than a second. - Aberjhani
More Quotes By Stephen Richards
  1. I don't judge people. It blurs out the center of my attention, my focus, myself.
  2. Many people pray to be kept out of unexpected problems. Some people pray to be able to confront and overcome them.
  3. If you say that you never lie in life, you honestly insult my intelligence.
  4. Sometimes, some lies that spoken with high confidencecould be more receptive than facts that spoken with doubt.
  5. Every man should believe in something. If not..he would doubt everything, even himself.
Related Topics