"The highways of American cities are an enduring testimony to our acceptance of ugliness"

-- J. Rufus Fears

#Acceptance Quotes #Cities Quotes #Endure Quotes

“Promptitude is not only a duty, but is also a part of good manners; it is favorable to fortune, reputation, influence, and usefulness; a little attention and energy will form the habit, so as to make it easy and delightful.”
“Everything that happens to you matters to me.”
“Dreams are, by definition cursed with short life spans.”

Source : Candice Bergen (2014). “Knock Wood”, p.155, Simon and Schuster
“It's closer to just acting in a film because it was a six-month commitment. We got to fly all over the world.”

Source : "Alan Tudyk on making Moana's chicken noises and his fear of becoming Rogue One's Jar Jar". Interview with Esther Zuckerman, film.avclub.com. December 7, 2016.
“Occupying my mind with complex problems has been my best and most powerful and most reliable defense against my mental illness.”

Source : "A tale of mental illness — from the inside". TED Talk, www.ted.com. June, 2012.
“I've refined my mechanics, refined my pitches. I've gotten more confidence, and I've gotten more determination. I've got a better idea what I'm doing out there.”
“There is an old saying that the course of civilization is a race between catastrophe and education. In a democracy such as ours, we must make sure that education wins the race.”
“A healthy mind always likes to adore others, elevate them. An unhealthy mind likes to pull everything down.”

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