"Sometimes people have sympathized with me because long years of my life were spent in jail and in exile. Well, those years ... were a mixed experience. I hated them because they separated me from the dearest thing in the world-the struggle of my people for rebirth. At the same time, they were a blessing because I had what is so rare in this world-the opportunity of thinking about basic issues, the opportunity of examining afresh the beliefs I held."

-- Sukarno

#Struggle Quotes #Blessing Quotes #Opportunity Quotes

“How can you and I really expect to glide naively through life, as if to say, 'Lord, give me experience, but not grief, not sorrow, not pain, not opposition, not betrayal, and certainly not to be forsaken. Keep from me, Lord, all those experiences which made Thee what Thou art! Then, let me come and dwell with Thee and fully share Thy joy!'”
“I knew that my staying up would not change the election result if I were defeated, while if elected I had a hard day ahead of me. So I thought a night's rest was best in any event.”

Source : "A Call to America: Inspiring and Empowering Quotations from the 43 presidents of the United States". Book by Bryan Curtis, 2002.
“Were there contacts over time between Iraq and al-Qaeda? Yes, there were efforts made to communicate. We found no evidence of collaboration in any effort to mount any kind of operation against the United States' interests.”

Source : "Meet the Press" with Tim Russert, www.nbcnews.com. June 20, 2004.
“Better that we should err in action than wholly refuse to perform. The storm is so much better than the calm, as it declares the presence of a living principle. Stagnation is something worse than death. It is corruption also.”

Source : William Gilmore Simms (1853). “Egeria: Or Voices of Thought and Counsel, for the Woods and Wayside”, p.37
“Never argue with people who buy ink by the gallon....”
“My doctor felt that the main contributing factor was so many years of malnutrition, especially during my formative years, even before I got into modeling.”
“Our minds have a tendency to wander. To duck and feint and keep us at a slight remove from the moment at hand.”
“I am happiest when I am with my wife, Susi, and our two boys exploring and loving something for the first time.”

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