"Happiness is something you lay siege to, it is a battle like a game of go. I will take hold of all the pain and snuff it out."

-- Shan Sa

#Pain Quotes #Games Quotes #Battle Quotes

“There are some who lack confidence in the integrity and capacity of the people to govern themselves. To all who entertain such fears I will most respectfully say that I entertain none . . . If man is not capable, and is not to be trusted with the government of himself, is he to be trusted with the government of others . . . Who, then, will govern? The answer must be, Man for we have no angels in the shape of men, as yet, who are willing to take charge of our political affairs.”

Source : Said in 1853. "Andrew Johnson, Plebeian and Patriot". Book by Robert Winston, 1928.
“I can never experience the next realm of glory until I crucify myself.”
“Blankets on the other hand are incredibly needy as they are always trying to fill a â€œvoidâ€. Are a bit whorish in that the instant you walk away from them in less than a minute theyâ€™ll be all over someone else, and the moment you actually need them theyâ€™re nowhere to be found.”
“When traveling with someone, take large does of patience and tolerance with your morning coffee.”
“The slippers of the mortal Earth, now touched the chest of the Moon. Oh, it is shameful that the misery of hunger is still continuing as it was in the past.”

Source : "Song of the Bumblebee". 2008.
“When others put you down for who you are or what you're doing, it just means that you're going in the right direction.”
“'This is America,' my father used to say to me, 'and in this country, a smart young fellow like you can grow up and do just about anything.' My dad, no doubt, was thinking doctor, lawyer, teacher, scientist or businessman. I was thinking second baseman, New York Yankees.”
“The universal Church of the faithful is one outside of which none is saved.”

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