"It's not so much the question that offends me; it's that the people asking it don't seem to respect the moral seriousness of the question."

#People Quotes #Asking Quotes #Moral Quotes

“Procrastination is One of those Excuses, Born of Fear, that we Use to Keep Ourselves Stuck”
“Weekends are a bit like rainbows; they look good from a distance but disappear when you get up close to them.”
“I think all poems are commissioned. They just come to me without somebody outside commissioning them. The idea comes and I will live with them 'til I get it as close to what I mean. I've never been totally satisfied. I've come close a few times.”
“The worst of it is over now, and I can't say that I am glad. Lose that sense of loss--you have gone and lost something else.”
“Letting go helps us to live in a more peaceful state of mind and helps restore our balance. It allows others to be responsible for themselves and for us to take our hands off situations that do not belong to us. This frees us from unnecessary stress.”
“People always say it's a shame someone as talented as Ryan Giggs or George Best before him never played in a World Cup or European Championship and I don't want my name to be added to that list.”
“Any altruistic system is inherently unstable, because it is open to abuse by selfish individuals, ready to exploit it.”
“The very names assigned to angels by their Creator, convey to us ideas pre-eminently pleasing, fitted to captivate the heart, and exalt the imagination; ideas which dispel gloom, banish despondency, enliven hope, and awaken sincere and unmingled joy.”

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