"I've always loved the blues, ever since I was a kid. It has a depth to it that a lot of contemporary music doesn't have. It has pain and suffering in it, but funny stories, too. And it is built on storytelling, which is something I really love."

-- Nickolas Ashford

#Pain Quotes #Kids Quotes #Suffering Quotes

“If Christ lives in us, controlling our personalities, we will leave glorious marks on the lives we touch. Not because of our lovely characters, but because of his.”

Source : EUGENIA PRICE (1959). “WOMAN TO WOMAN”
“If you expect the worst from a person, you can't ever be disappointed... The pessimist takes a sort of gloomy pleasure in observing the depths to which human behaviour can sink. Everyone likes to have his deepest convictions confirmed; that is one of the most abiding of human satisfaction.”
“If you want to feel more comfortable and happy, work on making the people around you more comfortable and happy.”

Source : Kathy Freston (2012). “Quantum Wellness: A Step-by-Step Guide to Health and Happiness”, p.147, Random House
“The worst drivers are women in people carriers, men in white vans and anyone in a baseball cap. That's just about everyone.”
“In ballet a complicated story is impossible to tell ... we can't dance synonyms.”
“Science, history and politics are not suited for discussion except by experts. Others are simply in the position of requiring more information; and, till they have acquired all available information, cannot do anything but accept on authority the opinions of those better qualified.”
“You know what else I've learnt? That it's all right not to ride the crest of the wave. Every time a wave comes along I retreat, and I haven't come to any harm yet.”
“Enjoy everything that happens in your life, but never make your happiness or success dependent on an attachment to any person, place, or thing.”

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