"In conflict, straightforward actions generally lead to engagement, surprising actions generally lead to victory."

-- Sun Tzu

#War Quotes #Victory Quotes #Engagement Quotes

“I don't know why it is, but sometimes I feel like I'm 60. It's like I've been around for a long time. I felt that way even when I was 8.”
“The issue of climate change, it really does bring home the fact that we are on one planet, and that some of the impact of what human beings do in one corner of the world is going to affect people in a distant corner of the world. So we may still feel very far from each other, but we are really very close to each other because of the changes we have made with travel and technology and especially the information technology.”
“So many things beat upon us in a lifetime that simply enduring may seem almost beyond usâ€¦ But the test a loving God has set before us is not to see if we can endure difficulty. It is to see if we can endure it well. We pass the test by showing that we remembered Him and the commandments He gave us. And to endure well is to keep those commandments whatever the opposition, whatever the temptation, and whatever the tumult around us.”
“The only time you truly become an adult is when you finally forgive your parents for being just as flawed as everyone else.”

Source : Douglas Kennedy (2010). “The Pursuit of Happiness: A Novel”, p.78, Simon and Schuster
“The recognition definitely helps and goes a long way for helping me to reaffirm my decision to purse art fulltime. Getting awards and nominations encourages me to keep trying even harder.”

Source : Source: littleredreviewer.wordpress.com
“When I first signed up for a Twitter account - I was to say it was in 2007, people are going to think it's some weird self promotional thing or it's going, but in time I was called upon to like try to persuade other foreign correspondents and journalists to get on Twitter and see the usefulness of it which is kind of ironic. I think the journalists who are leading the digital charge at the Times have, all have that background as a foreign correspondent, which I think is not accidental.”
“The America I was born and raised in intersected with people of all ethnicities and beliefs and that, coupled with my parents' instilling of good values, made me the individual I am now.”
“Couch surfing refers to the practice of temporarily lodging with a stranger - free of charge, unless you count being incessantly sociable as payment.”

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