"I may have lost my heart, but not my self-control."

-- Jane Austen

#Heart Quotes #Self Quotes #May Quotes

“The greatest joy in getting ready for the film is that there aren't many reference points for the journey and you've got to define it for yourself.”
“I found you could raise your voice and talk out loud in the world.”
“Men make their own happiness, and a man may be respected even though only a slave.”

Source : G. A. Henty (2012). “The Cat of Bubastes: A Tale of Ancient Egypt”, p.34, Courier Corporation
“The best defense is a well-directed fire from your own guns.”
“It is only in the microscope that our life looks so big. It is an indivisible point, drawn out and magnified by the powerful lenses of Time and Space.”
“In fact although I have studied in a Conservatory the classical piano, I do not consider myself a classical pianist.”
“In that instant they felt an overwhelming sense of pride and accomplishment. Though they had failed dismally even to come close to the expedition's original objective, they knew now that somehow they had done much, much more than ever they set out to do.”

Source : Alfred Lansing (2015). “Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage”, p.342, Basic Books
“What is there in life except one's ideas, Good air, good friend, what is there in life?”

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