"I...have always known that my destiny was, above all, a literary destiny â€” that bad things and some good things would happen to me, but that, in the long run, all of it would be converted into words. Particularly the bad things, since happiness does not need to be transformed: happiness is its own end."

-- Jorge Luis Borges

#Running Quotes #Destiny Quotes #Long Quotes

“Since therefore all things are ordered in subserviency to the good of man, they are so ordered by Him that made both man and them.”
“He who sees age on the outside of things is doomed to underestimate the vitality of raisins.”
“Give, if thou can, an alms; if not, a sweet and gentle word.”
“By living up to their calling, women will succeed in guaranteeing a proper recognition of the unique value of femininity and its crucial mission in the world.”

Source : Alice Von Hildebrand (2002). “The Privilege of Being a Woman”, Ignatius Press
“$5,000 means nothing to me! I did about $5,000 worth of damage to that nose of his!!”
“I want some fact-based evidence about where we came from. Things we consider mysterious need not be attributed to a deity.”
“The spirits are an age-old theme, a story from darkest history, and therefore a presentational anchor that can be used with many different magic tricks.”
“Who can guarantee that he [Alexander Milinkevich, a Belarussian opposition presidential candidate] is the most promising candidate capable of competing with the incumbent president?”

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