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Austin Quotes - Page 2

The righteous ones are always exhausting to have around.

The righteous ones are always exhausting to have around.

Alexandra Adornetto (2011). “Hades”, p.124, Macmillan

Let us distinguish between acting intentionally and acting deliberately or on purpose, as far as this can be done by attending to what language can teach us.

"Philosophical Papers" by J. L. Austin, James Opie Urmson, Geoffrey James Warnock, 3rd ed., New York: Oxford, (p. 273), 1979.

It feels so exhausting to be so bad at something I loved so much.

Chuck Klosterman (2006). “Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story”, p.34, Simon and Schuster

Celibacy is exhausting.

Garth Clark, Beatrice Wood (2001). “Gilded Vessel: The Lustrous Art and Life of Beatrice Wood”, Guild

Defending mediocrity is exhausting.

Seth Godin (2008). “Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us”, p.32, Penguin

Sentences are not as such either true or false.

"Sense and Sensibilia" by J. L. Austin, (p. 111), 1962.

Because this is how it feels to live my life: scattered, fragmented, and exhausting.

Brigid Schulte (2014). “Overwhelmed: Work, Love and Play When No One Has The Time”, p.8, A&C Black

D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia, Austin... and you. I'll be there soon.

Sarah Dessen (2011). “This Lullaby”, p.239, Hachette UK