"I cannot see the short, white curls Upon the forehead of an Ox, But what I see them dripping with That poor thing's blood, and hear the ax; When I see calves and lambs, I see Them led to death; I see no bird Or rabbit cross the open field But what a sudden shot is heard; A shout that tells me men aim true, For death or wound, doth chill me through."

-- W. H. Davies

#Men Quotes #Animal Quotes #Blood Quotes

“Good words are worth much, and cost little.”
“In difficult circumstances, teams either separate or come closer together, it's as simple as that”
“It's nice when people are happy to hear that you're still alive, rather than feeling like "Oh, finally he's dead?"”
“A relationship isn't going to make me survive. It's the cherry on top.”
“I'm interested in conflict and confrontation.”
“Iâ€™m a nudist by trade and hobby. I grew up in LA and Iâ€™ve been fortunate enough to be doing this for a great deal of years; if someone is thinking of me as theyâ€™re writing something I take it as a huge compliment and hope that itâ€™s an interesting character at least.”
“I usually have two feelings about service. The first is when I'm going to give service I feel as they I don't like doing this and why do I have to do it. The second is when I give service I walk away feeling very good about what I did and having gratitude for the opportunity.”
“I don't run away from a challenge because I am afraid. Instead, I run toward it because the only way to escape fear is to trample it beneath your feet.”

Source : Nadia Comaneci (2009). “Letters to a Young Gymnast”, p.50, Basic Books

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