"We frail humans are at one time capable of the greatest good and, at the same time, capable of the greatest evil. Change will only come about when each of us takes up the daily struggle ourselves to be more forgiving, compassionate, loving, and above all joyful in the knowledge that, by some miracle of grace, we can change as those around us can change too."

-- Mairead Corrigan

#Struggle Quotes #Knowledge Quotes #Evil Quotes

“I think everyone shares a fear of failure - that you're only as good as your most recent collection. That's definitely a fear, but it's a fear that fuels me, that makes me want to work harder, that makes me take on more challenges.”
“Life is too short to worry about anything. You had better enjoy it because the next day promises nothing.”

Source : Twitter post from Apr 26, 2016
“Now Autumn's fire burns slowly along the woods, And day by day the dead leaves fall and melt, And night by night the monitory blast Wails in the key-hole, telling how it pass'd O'er empty fields, or upland solitudes, Or grim wide wave; and now the power is felt Of melancholy, tenderer in its moods Than any joy indulgent Summer dealt.”
“Why the hell can't people just write nice happy stories about people having happy sex? That's what I want, and I bet a whole bunch of other people want it too.”
“Language should find itself in the physical world, and not end up locked in an idea in somebody's head”

Source : Robert Smithson, Jack D. Flam (1996). “Robert Smithson, the Collected Writings”, p.155, Univ of California Press
“Poor people, people of color - especially are much more likely to be found in prison than in institutions of higher education.”
“I'm tired of having to hide my feelings about the person I care about. About the person I love.”
“I think cycling has always had a tradition of being a bit dapper, especially back in the day.”

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