Fennel Hudson, Fine Things - Fennel's Journal - No. 8 Quotes
A person has to be comfortable in his or her own skin.
There comes a time in one’s life, perhaps in middle age, when we stop and assess who we are, and the life we have.
If I can’t garden in it, then I won’t wear it.
Our best canvas is all around us, in everything we touch and do.
The greatest gifts are those that say, “I know you”.
Leaps of faith tend to favour those with long legs.
It’s better to be individual than a clone of someone else.
Michelin Star? I’d rather chew a French rubber tyre.
Having a ‘taste for life’ is about knowing its various flavours and awaiting the next meal.
We should be authentic: the ‘real deal’. Neither a clone nor mimic be.
There’s no point pretending to be someone or something we’re not.
A man is biologically incapable of giving ‘the look’.
Be confident enough to show your true self to the world.
I’m a classic eccentric, living at the extremes of high mania and low mood. There’s no middle ground, only madness and sadness.
The bright light of brilliance keeps the darkness away, but it can be so very exhausting.
Compromise is a choice. As is the defence of one’s self.
Things today ‘sure ain’t like they used to be’. They’ve changed, moved on, progressed.
Change, it seems, is inevitable. And so is compromise.
In with the new, out with the old.’ That’s what we’re told. We have to change, adapt, compromise.
You need to be outdoors. Away from here. You need a holiday.
Character and purpose are directly linked to confidence and conviction. What links them? Courage – to be oneself, no matter what others might say.
