"Americans have always been able to handle austerity and even adversity. Prosperity is what is doing us in."

-- James Reston, Jr.

#Adversity Quotes #Austerity Quotes #Able Quotes

“Power is the ability not to have to please.”
“If you wish to educate a child who has gone wrong, then you must, above all, keep your attention fixed on the intersection of two charmed circles.”
“Mere words will not do. They must convey the color, charm, and pulse of life. They must have a private twinkle of wit in them that makes a good-natured noise like laughter through the keyhole of the reader's mind.”
“Most men worry about their own bellies and other people's souls, when we all ought to be worried about our own souls and other people's bellies.”
“Our position in Christ Jesus is enhanced each time we help someone in trouble.”
“Passion. Confidence. Gratitude. The possibility of making positive change in the world. It's the sort of "spark" one gets the moment they decide to go after what they want, really fight for it, work hard, and not give up. I love that spark; it's beautifully contagious.”
“We mark some days as fair, some as foul, because we do not see that the character of every day as identical”

Source : Charles Frazier (2007). “Cold Mountain: A Novel”, p.25, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
“I've just always loved animals.”

Source : Source: www.redividerjournal.org

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