"Your life is not going to be easy, and it should not be easy. It ought to be hard. It ought to be radical; it ought to be restless; it ought to lead you to places you'd rather not go."

-- Henri Nouwen

#Encouragement Quotes #Life Is Quotes #Easy Quotes

“The apparent physical stability of reefs belies an underlying natural turmoil of growth, death and destruction of calcareous organisms. Much like a modern city, reefs are constantly being rebuilt and torn down at the same time. Corals are the bricks, broken pieces of plant and animal skeletons the sand, and algal crusts and chemical cements the mortar. Reef growth is determined by the production, accumulation, and cementation of all this calcareous stuff into solid limestone.”
“So say Iâ€™m your mom.' 'What?' I said. 'Iâ€™m your mom,' he repeated. 'Now tell me you want to quit modeling.' I could feel myself blushing. 'I canâ€™t do that,' I said. 'Why not?' he asked. 'Is it so hard to believe? You think Iâ€™m not a good role-player?' 'No,' I said. 'Itâ€™s justâ€“' 'Because I am. Everyone wanted me to be their mother in group.' I just looked at him. 'I justâ€¦ Itâ€™s weird.' 'No, itâ€™s hard. But not impossible. Just try it.' A week earlier, I hadnâ€™t even known what color his eyes were. Now, we were family. At least temporarily.”
“Coaching has been my entire life.”

Source : "Hall of Fame UNLV coach Jerry Tarkanian dies aged 84", www.theguardian.com. February 11, 2015.
“To do a sequel is so weird, you don't really think about it.”
“We are not concerned about innovation shifting from the U.S. I still believe that the U.S. still has capabilities for innovation.”
“I don't have problems with people, because if I do, I address it.”
“Apathy is the same as war, it all kills you, she says. Slow like cancer in the breast or fast like a machete in the neck.”
“I've closed my heart down, so many seasons. I didn't want to hurt again, I didn't want to try, so I turned myself to ice and stone, said I don't need anyone, and nobody else would ever make me cry.”

Source : Song: Maybe It's Love

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