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Anne Lamott quote: "Forgiveness is giving up all hope of having had a better past."

Forgiveness is giving up all hope of having had a better past.

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Whenever the devil harasses you, seek the company of men or drink more, or joke and talk nonsense, or do some other merry thing. Sometimes we must drink more, sport, recreate ourselves, and even sin a little to spite the devil, so that we leave him no place for troubling our consciences with trifles. We are conquered if we try too conscientiously not to sin at all. So when the devil says to you: do not drink, answer him: I will drink, and right freely, just because you tell me not to. Martin Luther
I write slowly by hand. Publishing is effectively bankrupt for you unless you are Danielle Steele. It takes a year to write book and advances are going down or disappearing. Erica Jong
Happiness, for you we walk on a knife edge. To the eyes you are a flickering light, to the feet, thin ice that cracks; and so may no one touch you who loves you. Eugenio Montale
In fact, entitlement spending on programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security make up 54% of federal spending, and spending is projected to double within the next decade. Medicare is growing by 9% annually, and Medicaid by 8% annually. Jim Ryun
Alexander Dumas quote: "I do not cling to life sufficiently to fear death."
I do not cling to life sufficiently to fear death. Alexander Dumas
The written word is weak. Many people prefer life to it. Life gets your blood going, & it smells good. Writing is mere writing, literature is mere. It appeals only to the subtlest senses—the imagination’s vision, & the imagination’s hearing—& the moral sense, & the intellect. This writing that you do, that so thrills you, that so rocks & exhilarates you, as if you were dancing next to the band, is barely audible to anyone else. Annie Dillard
Bernard Baruch quote: "I never lost money by turning a profit."
I never lost money by turning a profit. Bernard Baruch
Simone de Beauvoir quote: "Yaamaya sk sk sarlmsanz sizce ister gkyznde ister yeryznde..."
Yaamaya sk sk sarlmsanz sizce ister gkyznde ister yeryznde olsun, lmszlk lmn acsn size unutturamaz, sizi avutamaz. Simone de Beauvoir
Ryan Phillippe quote: "Tarantino's movies, I really enjoy, certainly, and when I was..."
Tarantino's movies, I really enjoy, certainly, and when I was 19 and 20, I was really into them. Ryan Phillippe
Now it was coming to an end, and it was like he was watching the last flicker of light wink out in the darkness of an endless tunnel. Nicholas Sparks
James Cameron quote: "A woman's heart is an ocean of deep secrets."
A woman's heart is an ocean of deep secrets. James Cameron
Sometimes I lie awake ay night, and I wonder, "is life like golf or is it more like baseball?" Then a voice comes to me out of the dark that says, "try shuffleboard. Charles M. Schulz
Yo-Yo Ma quote: "One of the things I love about music is live performance."
One of the things I love about music is live performance. Yo-Yo Ma
Dionigi Tettamanzi quote: "The rights of the weak are not weaker rights, but are..."
The rights of the weak are not weaker rights, but are completely equal to the rights of the strong. Dionigi Tettamanzi
George Sand quote: "One changes from day to day, and... after a few years have..."
One changes from day to day, and... after a few years have passed one has completely altered. George Sand