"I take a less gloomy view. A good life means fighting to be human under growing difficulties. A lot of young folk know this and fight very hard, but after a few years life gets easier for them and they think they've become completely human when they've only stopped trying. I stopped trying, but my life was so full of strenuous routines that I wouldn't have noticed had it been not for my disease. My whole professional life was a diseased and grandiose attack on my humanity. It is an achievement to know that I am simply a wounded and dying man. Who can be more regal than a dying man?"

-- Alasdair Gray

#Good Life Quotes #Mean Quotes #Fighting Quotes

“Doing the right thing isn't always easy - in fact, sometimes it's real hard - but just remember that doing the right thing is always right.”

Source : David Cottrell (2002). “Monday Morning Leadership: 8 Mentoring Sessions You Can't Afford to Miss”, p.47, CornerStone Leadership Inst
“No." Mosca bit her lip and shook her head firmly. Books no longer seemed quite enough. I donâ€™t want a happy ending, I want more story.”
“Greed has replaced religion as the national religion, and with greed comes envy.”
“The greatness of Christianity did not lie in attempted negotiations for compromise with any similar philosophical opinions in the ancient world, but in its inexorable fanaticism in preaching and fighting for its own doctrine.”
“I try to go throughout my daily life just as if nothing has changed, but you don't have much anonymity anymore, which feels really good. People come up, and say hi and they enjoy your work.”
“I made a big mistake. It is indefensible and I am sorry.”
“I'm so not stylish by nature, but I've learned to work with what I have.”

Source : "How Julie Bowen Sparks Up Her Life" by Alison Prato, www.health.com. September 20, 2012.
“I've always felt that acting is acting at the end of the day, so whether you're doing comedy or heavy drama or anything else in between, you always have to bring a semblance of honesty to it. It's all make believe.”

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