"Some models of self-control are able to achieve their serenity easily because the soul fires never burn brightly to begin with."

-- Joseph J. Ellis

#Fire Quotes #Self Quotes #Serenity Quotes

“I don't think the Hollywood community is interested in what I can do. That's all right. I've never looked for a job in my life, and I'm not going to start now. I have plenty to keep me busy.”
“One man is as good as another until he has written a book.”

Source : In Evelyn Abbott and Lewis Campbell (eds.) 'The Life and Letters of Benjamin Jowett' (1897) vol. 1, p. 248
“I cried every day of first grade. In class. Which meant I ended up getting comfortable emoting in a place where it wasn't the norm.”
“The U.S. - E.U. economic relationship dwarfs America's economic ties with China.”
“Branch Rickey made me a better man.”
“In an age of hope men looked up at the night sky and saw â€œthe heavens." In an age of hopelessness they call it simply â€œspace.”
“Monotony and repetition are characteristic of many parts of life, but these do not become sources of conscious discomfort until novelty and entertainment are built up as positive experiences.”
“A verse of Scripture in the morning, may become a blessing for all the day. It may sing in the heart as a sweet song, from morning until evening. It may become a liturgy of prayer in which the soul shall voice its deepest needs and hungers-amid toils, struggles, and cares. It may be a guide through perplexing tangles, Gods voice whispering cheer, a comforter breathing peace in sorrow.”

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