"You can spend the entire second half of your life recovering from the mistakes of the first half."

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Source : Saul Bellow (2013). “Seize the Day”, p.70, Odyssey Editions

Saul Bellow

#Inspirational Quotes #Mistake Quotes #Half Quotes

“Choice or freedom of choice is just an existential concern. But for photographers, it's a lifetime's preoccupation.”
“why does what was beautiful shatter in hindsight because it concealed dark truths?”
“The scientific spirit, the contempt of tradition, the lack of discipline and the exaltation of the individual have very nearly made an end of art. It can only be restored by the love of beauty, the reverence for tradition, the submission to discipline and the rigor of self-control.”
“Those who do not have faith in others will not be able to stand on their own.”

Source : Sheng-yen, Shengyan (1996). “Dharma drum: the life and heart of Chʻan practice”, Dharma Drum Pubns
“Life is what happens when you're doing other things, right?”

Source : Interview with Christopher Kompanek, www.avclub.com. March 23, 2012.
“When we know that educating a girl can change the world, why wait?”
“Divorce has become so easy nowadays that women have stopped crying at weddings.”
“Michael Taylor is not being executed for homicide. Michael Taylor is being executed for raping a white female.”

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