"Whenever I get into a tough situation...I think of growing up, and I say, 'This situation won't be the worst one I've ever been in."

-- Billy Wagner

#Growing Up Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Tough Quotes

“he looked around at the books on the walls, at their dark, worn spines, and he seemed to hear a strange, distant murmur coming from them. each of the closed books was a door, and behind it stirred shadows, voices, sounds, heading toward him from a deep, dark place.”

Source : Arturo Pérez-Reverte (1996). “The Club Dumas”, Harcourt
“The first bowl sleekly moistened throat and lips, The second banished all my loneliness The third expelled the dullness from my mind, Sharpening inspiration gained from all the books I've read. The fourth brought forth light perspiration, Dispersing a lifetimes troubles through my pores. The fifth bowl cleansed every atom of my being. The sixth has made me kin to the Immortals. This seventh... I can take no more.”
“My government is going to deal with all forms of corruption. White-collar corruption will be high on the list and we are going to plug all gaps that are being used by corrupt leaders (and) business people.”
“Don't succumb to excuses. Go back to the job of making the corrections and forming the habits that will make your goal possible.”

Source : Vince Lombardi (2001). “What It Takes To Be Number #1: Vince Lombardi on Leadership”, p.21, McGraw Hill Professional
“Hope is a dangerous thing, Raisa thought. Once kindled, it's hard to put out. It makes wise people into fools.”
“Every good thought you think is contributing its share to the ultimate result of your life.”

Source : Grenville Kleiser (1917). “Inspiration and Ideals: Thoughts for Every Day”
“Father's Day was great, but all the family gatherings brought up my mother's death. Maybe it's me, because I am a wimp. We would get together, but there was someone missing!”
“Leave three Englishmen in a room and they will invent a rule that prevents a fourth joining them.”

Source : Julian Fellowes (2006). “Snobs: A Novel”, p.21, Macmillan

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