"I was five years old when I wrote my first song. It was out of longing for my father that I wrote it."

-- Shmuel Yosef Agnon

#Song Quotes #Father Quotes #Years Quotes

“I think we all strive to push ourselves, to overcome our struggles. And when we do, we get to know ourselves better.”
“I spent a lot of years trying to outrun or outsmart vulnerability by making things certain and definite, black and white, good and bad. My inability to lean into the discomfort of vulnerability limited the fullness of those important experiences that are wrought with uncertainty: Love, belonging, trust, joy, and creativity to name a few.”
“Immigration is one of the leading contributors to population growth.”
“I believe in myself over everyone else. There's nothing that walks on two legs that I'm afraid of.”
“The idea that you're completing someone else in a marriage to me is death. That to me is a false start and most of us are usually taught that ... you've got to stand on your own. Then you can build something extraordinary.”

Source : "J.Lo, Co-Stars Share Love Lessons". abcnews.go.com. September 22, 2004.
“Perhaps the most difficult task for us to perform is to rely on Godâ€™s grace and Godâ€™s grace alone for our celebration. It is difficult for our pride to rest on grace. Grace is for other peopleâ€”for beggars. We donâ€™t want to live by a heavenly welfare system. We want to earn our own way and atone for our own sins. We like to think that we will go to heaven because we deserve to be there.”
“Why choose to fail when success is an option?”
“I think my secret is that there's no shortcuts for hard work, determination and having that don't give up attitude.”

Source : "The Secrets To Jerry Rice’s Hall Of Fame Football Career Can Be Found In Crawford, Mississippi". Interview with Chris Greenberg, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 22, 2013.

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