"Laughter is more serious than tears."

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Toni Morrison

#Laughter Quotes #Tears Quotes #Serious Quotes

“If you're wrestling with some sort of decision, reflect for a moment and ask yourself, Am I being brave, or am I being safe? In the end, it depends on whether we think God can be trusted.”

Source : Gary A. Haugen (2009). “Just Courage: God's Great Expedition for the Restless Christian”, p.106, InterVarsity Press
“I practice three hours daily on my violin so I won't get worse.”
“Give government the weapons to fight your enemy and it will use them against you.”
“I am at the Olympics, I forgot to tie my suit, how is this gonna happen?”
“Science, history and politics are not suited for discussion except by experts. Others are simply in the position of requiring more information; and, till they have acquired all available information, cannot do anything but accept on authority the opinions of those better qualified.”
“We've got a pretty close family. Just ended fourteen years of travel hockey with two boys. My daughter was always a part of that. So there's a lot of trips to the hockey games. As I tell idiotic, stupid, youth-sport parents, it's about the drive there and the drive back, not about the trophy or how your kid played. We've always had a good relationship with our kids. You're driving with them and talking to them at the age of eight. It became this adventure and they learned to love it. You connect, you really do. It's not for every family”
“Everyone needs to find something they love to do - it's not about what they have to do. You need to make it fun! So if shopping is your love and you hate exercise, walk to the shops!”
“Parents must get across the idea that "I love you always, but sometimes I do not love your behavior."”

Source : Amy Vanderbilt, Letitia Baldrige (1978). “The Amy Vanderbilt complete book of etiquette: a guide to contemporary living”, Doubleday Books

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