"I think I've always been somebody, since the deaths of my father and brother, who was afraid to hope. So, I was more prepared for failure and for rejection than for success."

-- Amy Tan

#Success Quotes #Brother Quotes #Father Quotes

“it is the way of lovers to think that none can bless or succour their love but their own selves. And there is a touch of truth in it, maybe more than a touch.”

Source : Mary Webb (1928). “Precious Bane”
“The spring is already here with her hands full of flowers.”
“The cat Horus shot out from under the table and headed for the door, his ears flattened and his tail straight out. There he encountered Abdullah, who had been waiting for us on the verandah and who had, I supposed, been alarmed by Emerson's shouts and hurried to discover what disaster had prompted them. The cat got entangled in Abdullah's skirts and a brief interval of staggering (by Abdullah), scratching (by Horus) and swearing (by both parties) ensued before Horus freed himself and departed.”
“We are all experts in our own little niches.”
“What man is such a coward he would not rather fall once than remain forever tottering?”
“In the fight against terrorism, national agencies keep full control over their police forces, security and intelligence agencies and judicial authorities.”
“I haven't been silent. I teach, I lecture at universities, I write, I'm not silent.”
“The trouble with free elections is, you never know who is going to win.”

Source : Remark at the Berlin Conference (1954) according to an eyewitness writing in "International Affairs" Vol. 36, (p. 4), 1960.

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