"I want to remind you that success in life is based on hard slogging. There will be periods when discouragement is great and upsetting, and the antidote for this is calmness and fortitude and a modest yet firm belief in your competence. Be sure that your priorities are in order so that you can proceed in a logical manner, and be ever mindful that nothing will take the place of persistence."

-- Walter Annenberg

#Inspirational Quotes #Persistence Quotes #Order Quotes

“Most of the female-directed films, if they got distribution, would have fewer dollars to support the film and play in fewer theaters than the men. Because the female-directed films go to smaller companies. So the gap starts widening.”
“Before the arrival of the Credit Union, people who were from the poor background or a working class background couldn't borrow from banks.”

Source : "Ireland's Champion of Civil Rights". The Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. June 8, 2002.
“Strangers used to gather together at the cinema and sit together in the dark, like Ancient Greeks participating in the mysteries, dreaming the same dream in unison.”
“I don't want to do anything to revisit Freaks and Geeks that isn't awesome.”
“When steam first began to pump and wheels go round at so many revolutions per minute, what are called business habits were intended to make the life of man run in harmony with the steam engine, and his movement rival the train in punctuality.”

Source : "The School as a Home for the Mind : Creating Mindful Curriculum, Instruction, and Dialogue" by Arthur L. Costa, (p. 91), 2007.
“The past always seems better when you look back on it than it did at the time. And the present never looks as good as it will in the future.”

Source : Peter Benchley (2012). “Jaws”, p.108, Fawcett
“One more thing," Megan said, stopping Doug in his tracks. His shoulders slumped and he turned around. "What? You want my kidney?" "I want in on the next ultimate Frisbee game," Megan said. Doug grinned. "You're playing skins." Megan grinned back. "We'll see about that.”

Source : Kate Brian (2008). “Megan Meade's Guide to the McGowan Boys”, p.262, Simon and Schuster
“What is it the Bible teaches us? -- rapine, cruelty, and murder.”

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