"It's easier to bleed than sweat, Mr. Motes."

-- Flannery O'Connor

#Sweat Quotes #Hardship Quotes #Easier Quotes

“There is really not that much improvisation in my films. There is an acceptance of a chance.”
“"Chess has definitely helped me understand a lot of the strategy of football. In chess, good offense is often an exercise in putting multiple points of pressure on one square. In football, offensive play design (particularly passes) involves putting multiple points of pressure on one player." "In chess, you often give your opponent a move that looks strong for him, but it turns into a trap. Football is the same way. I've always thought of defense in football as being totally reactive. But now I understand the ways in which football defenses force the offense to make certain choices."”
“Use your will to conquer fears and weaknesses!”
“Your first big trouble can be a bonanza if you live through it. Get through the first trouble, and you'll probably make it through the next one.”
“We evolved to move and to learn with all our five senses!”
“I need no bodyguard at all, for even the bravest men who approach me get weak at the knees and their hearts turn to water, whilst their heads become giddy and incapable of thinking as the sweat of fear paralyses them”

Source : "Shaka Zulu : The Rise of the Zulu Empire". Book by E. A. Ritter, p. 319, 1955.
“No one was to blame for what happened, but that does not make it any less difficult to accept. It was all a matter of missed connections, bad timing, blundering in the dark. We were always in the right place at the wrong time, the wrong place at the right time, always just missing each other, always just a few inches from figuring the whole thing out. That's what the story boils down to, I think. A series of lost chances. All the pieces were there from the beginning, but no one knew how to put them together.”

Source : Paul Auster (2010). “Moon Palace: A Novel (Penguin Ink)”, p.187, Penguin
“The principles of Nonviolent Communication taught by Dr. Rosenberg are instrumental in creating an extraordinary and fulfilling quality of life. His compassionate and inspiring message cuts right to the heart of successful communication.”

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