"Not every difficult and dangerous thing is suitable for training, but only that which is conducive to success in achieving the object of our effort."

-- Epictetus

#Friendship Quotes #Effort Quotes #Training Quotes

“I think of writing as a sculptural medium. You are not building things. You are removing things, chipping away at language to reveal a living form.”

Source : "Will Self (1961- )", www.theguardian.com. July 22, 2008.
“The male has paid a heavy price for his masculine 'privilege' and power. He is out of touch with his emotions and his body. He is playing by the rules of the male game plan and with lemming-like purpose he is destroying himself-emotionally, psychologically and physically.”
“In Scouting you are combating the brooding of selfishness.”
“I believe the collapse of the House of Windsor is tied in with the collapse of the Church of England.”
“I have a solo deal with Columbia Records. So it's about, do I want to release an album, when can we do it, what kind of album should it be, how should it be released and marketed and what's the right timing? Do I have time to do it? It's all about questions.”
“In Lincoln's day a President's religion was a very private affair. There were no public prayer meetings, no attempts to woo the Religious Right. Few of Lincoln's countrymen knew anything at all of his religious beliefs.”
“If I had a partner who asked when I was going to the gym or commented that I was eating too much or asked if I really needed an extra potato, that would make me feel awful. It would be terrible.”
“Does life have any meaningful purpose?”

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