"Success means being heard and don't stand there and tell me that you are indifferent to being heard. You may write for the joy of it, but the act of writing is not complete in itself. It has to end in its audience."

-- Flannery O'Connor

#Writing Quotes #Mean Quotes #Joy Quotes

“I have a lot of fruit trees and my own little vegetable garden and chickens. And every time I eat, I bless my food; I say I'm grateful for for it and let it nourish every part of my body.”
“Prenatal care is one of the most effective ways to reduce maternal mortality because it identifies complications or high risks before emergency situations.”

Source : "This Mother’s Day" by Liya Kebede, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 6, 2011.
“Fighters have to be optimists.”
“I am a woman who enjoys herself very much; sometimes I lose, sometimes I win.”
“We had Taiwan, Egypt, Lebanon, and Oman open their markets to our beef, and we're excited about that.”

Source : "An Exclusive Interview: USDA Secretary Mike Johanns". Interview with Sam Gazdziak, www.provisioneronline.com. June 1, 2005.
“Keep up your enthusiasm! There is nothing more contagious than exuberant enthusiasm.”
“As the twentieth century ends, commerce and culture are coming closer together. The distinction between life and art has been eroded by fifty years of enhanced communications, ever-improving reproduction technologies and increasing wealth.”

Source : Stephen Bayley (2000). “General Knowledge”, Booth-Clibborn
“It is some fundamental certainty which a noble soul has about itself, something which is not to be sought, is not to be found, and perhaps, also, is not to be lost. The noble soul has reverence for itself.”

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