But I also know that to ignore joy while it lasts, in favor of lamenting one's fate, is a great crime. ~Nancy Farmer
#quotes #nancy-farmer #happiness

A deadline is negative inspiration. Still, it is better than no inspiration at all. ~Rita Mae Brown
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A guest should be blind in another man's house. ~Irish Proverb
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The fear among economists across the political spectrum was that we were rapidly plummeting toward a second Great Depression. So in the weeks and months that followed, we undertook a series of difficult steps to prevent that outcome. And we were forced to take those steps, largely without the help of an opposition party, which, unfortunately, after having presided over the decision-making that had led to the crisis, decided to hand it over to others to solve. ~Barack Obama
#quotes #barack-obama #government #economy

Truth must necessarily be stranger than fiction, for fiction is the creation of the human mind and therefore congenial to it. ~Gilbert K. Chesterton
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He that will have his son have respect for him and his orders, must himself have a great reverence for his son. ~John Locke
#quotes #john-locke #family #respect

Our whole social environment seems to us to be filled with forces which really exist only in our own minds. ~Emile Durkheim
#quotes #emile-durkheim #society #mind

Speed is a great asset; but it's greater when it's combined with quickness; and there is a big difference. ~Ty Cobb
#quotes #ty-cobb

No one can advise or help you; no one. There is only one thing you should do. Go into yourself. Search for the reason that bids you write, find out wether it spreading out its root in the deepest places of your heart. Delve into yourself for a deep answer ~Rainer Maria Rilke
#quotes #rainer-maria-rilke #writing #heart

I have been as a pilot involved in the Gulf War. And then, in the no-fly zone. ~Philippe Perrin
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Knowing something is not as good as liking it. Liking something is not as good as rejoicing in it. ~Confucius
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She wore far too much rouge last night and not quite enough clothes. That is always a sign of despair in a woman. ~Oscar Wilde
#quotes #oscar-wilde #fashion

One of the things that always fascinated me about the Renaissance was that it was a time both of great scientific discovery and also of superstition and belief in magic. And so it was a period in which Galileo invented the telescope, but also a time when hundreds were burned at the stake because people thought they were witches. ~Marie Rutkoski
#quotes #marie-rutkoski #galileo #time #science #superstition

An author must be nothing if he do not love truth; a barrister must be nothing if he do. ~Anthony Trollope
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If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #freedom #work

Have you forgotten God? Even if you have, He has not forgotten you. ~Moses
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When one has not father, or mother, or brother, and all one's friends have barely bread enough for themselves, life cannot be very easy, nor its crusts very many at any time. ~Ouida
#quotes #ouida #family #hardship

A lot of people are simply interested in exploring their own spirituality, their own values, who they are, whether they're happy where they are. ~James Redfield
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Go ahead, and fear not. You will have a full library at your service. ~Doris Kearns Goodwin
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There is a fundamental difference between the Polish experience of the state and the Russian experience. In the Polish experience, the state was always a foreign power. So, to hate the state was a patriotic act. ~Ryszard Kapuscinski
#quotes #ryszard-kapuscinski #patriotism #power #russia #poland

It was a Republican, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who first protected the Arctic Refuge to balance the oil development at Prudhoe Bay with responsible conservation. ~Robert Dold
#quotes #robert-dold #dwight-d-eisenhower #republican #oil

Emotion is the surest arbiter of a poetic choice, and it is the priest of all supreme unions in the mind. ~Max Eastman
#quotes #max-eastman #mind #emotions

Most Fortune 500 companies began as small start-ups whose entrepreneurial founders slowly developed the infrastructure, hired the staff, sourced manufacturers or built their own factory, and created distribution, sales, and marketing plans. ~Lynda Resnick
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So, after school, I needed to learn a trade and started to work as a tailor. ~Desmond Dekker
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I think children learning to cook can be such a wonderful thing. It can help build confidence, make them feel good about themselves. It helped me build my ego and even start to get acceptance at school. I would bring things to class that I had cooked at home. ~Giada De Laurentiis
#quotes #giada-de-laurentiis #cooking #childhood