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Chinua Achebe quote: "There is a moral obligation, I think, not to ally oneself with..."
There is a moral obligation, I think, not to ally oneself with power against the powerless. Chinua Achebe
I've told you before,” he said huskily. “I'll take you however I can get you.” “Whatever. Don't think I don't know you're topping from the bottom.” His mouth curved with unapologetic amusement. Sylvia Day
I think I can understand that feeling about a housewife’s work being like that of Sisyphus (who was the stone rolling gentleman). But it is surely in reality the most important work in the world. What do ships, railways, miners, cars, government etc exist for except that people may be fed, warmed, and safe in their own homes? As Dr. Johnson said, “To be happy at home is the end of all human endeavour”. (1st to be happy to prepare for being happy in our own real home hereafter: 2nd in the... C. S. Lewis
Noel Coward quote: "its discouraging to think how many people are shocked by..."
its discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by decite Noel Coward
Watch: (1) You do something nasty to me. (2) I hate you. (3) You find it uncomfortable to be hated. (4) You think how nice it would be if I didn't hate you. (5) You decide I ought not to hate you because hate is bad. (6) Good people don’t hate. (7) Because I hate you I am a bad person. (8) It is not what you did to me that makes me hate you, it is my own bad nature. I—not you—am the cause of my hating you. Joanna Russ
You don't sound very well Owen." I pointed out to him. "IF JESUS HAD TO BE BORN ON A DAY LIKE THIS. I DON'T THINK HE'D HAVE LASTED LONG ENOUGH TO BE CRUCIFIED." Owen said. John Irving
I think when you’re young you should be a lot with yourself and your sufferings. Then one day you get out where the sun shines and the rain rains and the snow snows and it all comes together. Diana Vreeland
Ned closed his eyes and opened them; it made no difference. He slept and woke and slept again. He did not know which was more painful, the waking or the sleeping. When he slept, he dreamed: dark disturbing dreams of blood and broken promises. When he woke, there was nothing to do but think, and his waking thoughts were worse than nightmares. George R. R. Martin
Nick Cave quote: "I think it's an essential fact for any performer or artist to..."
I think it's an essential fact for any performer or artist to fail as poignantly as they can succeed. Nick Cave
Herman Melville quote: "all deep, earnest thinking is but the intrepid effort of the..."
all deep, earnest thinking is but the intrepid effort of the soul to keep the open independence of her sea Herman Melville
Stop thinking all the time that you're in the way, that you're bothering the person next to you. If people don't like it, they can complain. And if they don't have courage to complain, that's their problem. Paulo Coelho
Barbara Ehrenreich quote: "There is a vast difference between positive thinking and..."
There is a vast difference between positive thinking and existential courage. Barbara Ehrenreich
Attitude is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, money, circumstances, than failures and success, than what other people think, say, or do. It is more important than appearance, ability, or skill. It will make or break a business, a home, a friendship, an organization. The remarkable thing is I have a choice every day of what my attitude will be. I cannot change my past. I cannot change the actions of others. I cannot change the inevitable. The only... Charles R. Swindoll
I cannot alter - my affection and love is beyond even this world! Nothing will shake it but yourself; and that I will not allow myself to think for a moment is possible. Horatio Nelson
W. E. B. Du Bois quote: "The worker must work for the glory of his handiwork, not..."
The worker must work for the glory of his handiwork, not simply for pay; the thinker must think for truth, not for fame. W. E. B. Du Bois

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