"A person who makes few mistakes makes little progress."

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Bryant H. McGill

#Mistake Quotes #Progress Quotes #Literature Quotes

“We never know the reality of things: we see only what we are aware of. It is our consciousness that determines the shape of the world around us -- its size, motion and meaning.”

Source : Nawal El Saadawi (2013). “Two Women in One”, p.26, Saqi
“Let your heart speak to others hearts.”
“And when I'd be reporting in Israel, Palestinians would say, the Jews they're not like us, and the Jews would say the same things about the Palestinians, they don't want what we want. And I never bought it as a reporter and I don't buy it as a novelist. I think, you know, the sound of somebody crying for their lost child sounds the same.”
“Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature than in the young.”
“What a waste of an education Rick Santorum is! ... Let's just pray that none of his home-schooled kids grow up to be an airline pilot, okay? That's all I'm asking. Please dear God, do not let any of these home-schooled kids grow up to be a surgeon, an airline pilot, or a nurse. Or somebody that's in charge of my trans-vaginal mandatory ultrasound. Seriously, no science-y things for them, you know, just religion, let them be all preachers or something.”
“Recognize how truly blessed you are. Take time to count your blessings and write them down. To make your dreams come true you must already be soaking in the very presence you wish to create.”
“Live in the moment, day by day, and don't stress about the future. People are so caught up in looking into the future, that they kind of lose what's in front of them.”

Source : "Exclusive Interview: Glee's Jenna Ushkowitz". Interview with Neha Gandhi, www.seventeen.com. June 20, 2011.
“A child has no trouble believing the unbelievable, nor does the genius or the madman. Itâ€™s only you and I, with our big brains and our tiny hearts, who doubt and overthink and hesitate.”

Source : "Do the Work: Overcome Resistance and Get Out of Your Own Way". Book by Steven Pressfield, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 20, 2011.

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