"Feeling earthquakes was part of growing up, and also preparing for them: doing earthquake drills, or having earthquake supplies. The looming feeling was part of my life. My experience of earthquakes has always been more the fear of them, or the possibility."

-- Karen Thompson Walker

#Growing Up Quotes #Earthquakes Quotes #Feelings Quotes

“The more we pray, the more we sense our need to pray. And the more we sense a need to pray, the more we want to pray.”
“Man's will and God's grace rise and fall together”
“How do you think the transition from the present situation to community of Property is to be effected? The first, fundamental condition for the introduction of community of property is the political liberation of the proletariat through a democratic constitution.”
“When I turned 50, I said to myself, well, if this is what it's like turning 50, I can't wait to turn 60 because I still felt very, very mentally and physically good, outside my back surgery.”
“Carefully watch your thoughts, for they become your words. Manage and watch your words, for they will become your actions. Consider and judge your actions, for they have become your habits. Acknowledge and watch your habits, for they shall become your values. Understand and embrace your values, for they become your destiny.”
“Man stands alone in the universe, responsible for his condition, likely to remain in a lowly state, but free to reach above the stars.”
“I turned against the left wing because they don't like genetics, because genetics implies that sometimes in life we fail because we have bad genes. They want all failure in life to be due to the evil system.”

Source : "James Watson: What I've Learned" by John H. Richardson, www.esquire.com. October 19, 2007.
“What footprint do you want to be known for? (It's) the legacy and the journey that you're on. Trust in yourself. Trust in the passion you have (inside) yourself.”

Source : Source: www.beliefnet.com

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