"There was a nobility in poverty when I was growing up. My mom was poor but she was planting roses and she was cleaning the steps, you know what I mean. You didn't feel sorry for yourself."

-- Ricky Gervais

#Mom Quotes #Growing Up Quotes #Sorry Quotes

“He who, in an enlightened and literary society, aspires to be a great poet, must first become a little child.”
“All I am is what I'm going after.”
“The power of a smile goes a long way. My mom taught me that.”
“Shoot, there's a committee to tell you everything at a record label. You definitely have to know who you are if you want to look like you at the end of the process. We've all seen people get record contracts, and by the time they're spit out by the machine, we don't even recognize them.”
“He clasps the crag with crooked hands; Close to the sun in lonely lands, Ringed with the azure world, he stands. The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls; He watches from his mountain walls, And like a thunderbolt he falls.”
“Greet everyone you meet with a warm smile. No matter how busy you are, don't rush encounters with coworkers, family, and friends. Speak softly. Listen attentively. Act as if every conversation you have is the most important thing on your mind today. Look your children and your partner in the eyes when they talk to you. Stroke the cat, caress the dog. Lavish love on every living being you meet. See how different you feel at the end of the day....”
“Effort and result are never simultaneous. In art, only the result counts.”
“Much dearer be the things which come through hard distress.”

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