"A man who knew his job as he spent a long time commanding a regiment and who earned great respect from everybody."

-- Aleksandr Vasilevsky

#Jobs Quotes #Men Quotes #Long Quotes

“Keeping a journal of what's going on in your life is a good way to help you distill what's important and what's not.”
“Can one be a follower of Jesus Christ... and have countries attacked. The lives, reputations and possessions of people destroyed and on the slight chance of the presence of a few criminals in a village, city, or convoy for example, the entire village, city or convoy set ablaze.”
“Love is thick and it swallows me whole.”
“Religion is like music, one must have an ear for it. Some people have none at all.”

Source : Charlotte Mary Mew (1981). “Collected Poems and Prose”, Carcanet Press
“We can only be responsible for what we ourselves do.”
“Whatever pressure I feel all comes from me, from within. I always was that person who was hard on myself and challenged myself no matter what I was doing, whether it was passing third grade or playing basketball.”
“In good philosophy, the word cause ought to be reserved to the single Divine impulse that has formed the universe.”
“We parked in back and walked down the stairs with their polished brass railings, past the old-fashioned kitchen. We could see the chefs cooking. It smelled like stew, or meat loaf, the way time should smell, solid and nourishing.”

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