"I am grateful that my horizons were not narrowed at the outset."

-- Jessye Norman

#Grateful Quotes #Horizon Quotes #I Am Grateful Quotes

“Just about this time, when in imagination I was so great a warrior, I had good use in real life for more strength, as I was no longer taken to school by the nurse, but instead had myself to protect my brother, two years my junior.”
“In battle, the ONLY bullets that count are those that hit.”
“I just like making people laugh, and buried in that I like to bring up topics and start discussions.”

Source : "Isaiah Mustafa on Advertising Celebrity, Humility and His Super Bowl Pick". Interview with Irina Slutsky, adage.com. September 22, 2010.
“If you do not think well of Him because His qualities are beautiful then think well of Him because of the way He treats you.”
“I'd like to thank myself, and congratulate myself, and give myself a big pat on the back.”
“I remember being in Hollywood at the age of 16 and marveling at the stars. The idea of being part of it never entered my mind. It was too far-fetched.”
“Not as intolerable as being dead, in my opinion, but I'm very fond of me. I would miss me a lot.”
“What is it which is bought dearly, offered for nothing, and then most often refused?--Experience, old people's experience.”

Source : Isak Dinesen (2011). “Seven Gothic Tales”, p.115, Vintage

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