"The strength of a tree, the old ones say, comes not from growing thicker in the good years when there is water, but from staying alive in the bad, dry times."

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Source : Joseph M. Marshall III (2005). “The Journey of Crazy Horse: A Lakota History”, p.113, Penguin

Joseph M. Marshall III

#Years Quotes #Water Quotes #Tree Quotes

“There's no point whining about missed opportunities.”
“The whole first two-thirds of the I Just Can't Stop Loving You song is just he and I. He's singing lead and I'm doing all the harmonies and we're both singing all the background. We're singing all the choruses until the choir comes in. We were the first two-thirds of the song.”
“His voice was like the roar of rushing waters, and the land was radiant with His glory.”
“Democracy is the wholesome and pure air without which a socialist public organization cannot live a full-blooded life”
“We need the value and the beauty of democracy, and the beauty of pluralism is there's a free exchange of ideas. Nobody is right all the time. I'm not right all the time. I don't agree with anybody all the time, and I don't even agree with myself all the time.”
“So long as you have courage and a sense of humor, it is never too late to start life afresh.”
“My brother is the lifelong musician; he made the choice to do that when we were very, very young kids. I remember him playing in bands and listening to the music he was writing in the house - he's nine years older than me.”
“If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.”

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