"If suffering brings wisdom, I would wish to be less wise."

-- William Butler Yeats

#Wise Quotes #Wisdom Quotes #Suffering Quotes

“I don't think you lead by pessimism and cynicism. I think you lead by optimism and enthusiasm and energy.”
“I had never done any serious acting before, but I decided that it was a chance that I should take.”
“I'd love kids. I'm obsessed with babies. Of course I've thought about baby names. A million times. I like Alfie for a little boy.”

Source : "The Voice". Interview with Jonathan Heaf, www.gq-magazine.co.uk. August 6, 2014.
“The first object which saluted my eyes when I arrived on the coast was the sea, and a slave ship, which was then riding at anchor, and waiting for its cargo. These filled me with astonishment, which was soon connected with terror, when I was carried on board. I was immediately handled, and tossed up to see if I were sound, by some of the crew; and I was now persuaded that I had gotten into a world of bad spirits, and that they were going to kill me.”

Source : Frederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs, Solomon Northup, Willie Lynch, Nat Turner (2017). “BREAKING THE CHAINS – The Essential & Powerful Narratives that Shook the Roots of Slavery (17 Books in One Volume): Memoirs of Frederick Douglass, Underground Railroad, 12 Years a Slave, Incidents in Life of a Slave Girl, Narrative of Sojourner Truth, Running A Thousand Miles for Freedom and many more”, p.1171, e-artnow
“The fundamental question is is the Conservative Party leadable”
“Men who fear to make the sacrifice of love will have to fight”

Source : Toyohiko Kagawa, Robert Elliott Speer (1931). “The Religion of Jesus”
“I have been truly blessed with the ability to compartmentalize the many competing agendas in my mind. Because of this I can shut it off and enjoy the moment.”

Source : Source: yourmcmurraymagazine.com
“A God is thinkable, therefore a God is also actually present”

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