"I may have had a tough break, but I have an awful lot to live for."

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Source : "Lou Gehrig ‘luckiest man’ speech full text". www.washingtontimes.com. July 3, 2014.

Lou Gehrig

#Might Quotes #Awful Quotes #Tough Quotes

“Don't take anything personally. You're going to come up against a lot and the best thing is to ignore it and don't let the bastards get you down and keep moving forward because you are going to be treated differently.”
“He seemed to be talking about my fears, my insecurity, and my unwillingness to see what was wonderful because tomorrow it might disappear and I might suffer. The gods throw the dice, and they don't ask whether we want to be in the game or not.”
“You've got to really be able to accept the rejection.”
“Rules and regulations, who needs them. Open up the door, we can change the world.”
“The continent is too large to describe. It is a veritable ocean, a separate planet, a varied, immensely rich cosmos. Only with the greatest simplification, for the sake of convenience, can we say 'Africa'. In reality, except as a geographical appellation, Africa does not exist.”

Source : Ryszard Kapuscinski (2001). “The Shadow of the Sun”, p.6, Vintage
“your judgement judges you and defines you”
“Getting to meet people that I've admired my entire life, and getting to meet them in such a way where they're coming in to play completely different characters than I had ever seen them do is just wonderful.”
“I became very interested [in philosophy] after attending the U.N. Conference on sustainable development in Brazil.I'm very concerned about climate change and the world reaching a tipping point. And, I see other people who really just want to survive to make it to the next election, rather than making means of change.”

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