"Not everyone is willing to embrace liberty; liberty requires not just effort, but risk. Some people choose to delude themselves and see their chains as protective armor."

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Source : Terry Goodkind (2010). “Chainfire”, p.85, Macmillan

Terry Goodkind

#People Quotes #Effort Quotes #Risk Quotes

“The climate crowd did a lousy job communicating. Several reports have itemized the fact that over a billion dollars was spent on climate by the environmental side over the past decade. There is simply no excuse for the failure to communicate.”
“And it´s so different for a lot of people I´ve known. One partner doesn´t love the other enough to stop drinking, or gambling, or running around with other women. One is the giver and one is the taker. The giver wishes the taker would stop.”

Source : Alma Katsu (2011). “The Taker”, p.365, Simon and Schuster
“Expand the mind, seek and you shall find.”

Source : Song: Tai Chi
“[On the United States:] We are a wildly energetic people in our pursuit of pleasure, let alone in our pursuit of money, and we are very odd to look at as we go about our lives.”
“I was a little bit chubby when I was a kid.”
“We exist to serve our community. That's the most important mind-set to maintain.”
“There are certain lovers and friends, no matter what fights they get into, you know they're going to get back together because there's something in their personalities that are drawn together - in love or hate or compassion or disappointment.”
“Rewriting is a large part of the whole job. And get rid of stuff that's not working. Just pare it down until it's a beautiful thing you can hand in.”

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