"The circumstances that surround a man's life are not important. How that man responds to those circumstances IS IMPORTANT. His response is the ultimate determining factor between success and failure."

-- Booker T. Washington

#Men Quotes #Important Quotes #Success And Failure Quotes

“Exercise is roughly the only equivalent of a fountain of youth that exists today, and its free to everyone.”
“At any given moment in your life, you have the choice between love and fear. And that's a choice you make. You make the choice of how you react to events.”
“Jim eyed me for a couple of seconds, then got off the bed and went to curl up on the pile of blankets I'd arranged as its bed. "I don't suppose you'd care to lend me a couple hundred euros?" I pointed at the wall. It turned its back to me so I could get into the nightgown Perdita had lent me. "You are not going to bet on me. Or against me. No betting whatsoever. Got that?" Jim huffed and settled down for the night. "You sure do know how to take all the fun out of life. Bet you even made Drake use a condom.”
“There is oftentimes a great deal of knowledge where there is but little wisdom to improve that knowledge. It is not the most knowing Christian but the most wise Christian that sees, avoids, and escapes Satan's snares. Knowledge without wisdom is like mettle in a blind horse, which is often an occasion of the rider's fall.”
“The greatest art is philosophy.”
“Repentance is the turning of the soul from the way of midnight to the point of the coming sun.”
“I absolutely don't believe in anything. Full stop. Including luck.”
“Run from what's comfortable. Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. Destroy your reputation. Be notorious. I have tried prudent planning long enough. From now on I'll be mad.”

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