"Even against the greatest of odds, there is something in the human spirit - a magic blend of skill, faith, and valor - that can lift men from certain defeat to incredible victory."

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Source : Walter Lord (2012). “Incredible Victory: The Battle of Midway”, p.6, Open Road Media

Walter Lord

#Courage Quotes #Men Quotes #Odds Quotes

“I clean my house, although I have help. I'm on the floor getting spots. I can't stand a dirty house. I'm a cleaning fanatic.”
“Rich, ornate prose is hard to digest, generally unwholesome, and sometimes nauseating.”

Source : WILLIAM STRUNK, JR. (1959). “THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE”
“I always was one who didn't take things for granted. But I think I do appreciate things more now. The small moments of joy that we find each day are so much more precious now than when I looked at them before.”

Source : FaceBook post by Chris LeDoux from Mar 10, 2016
“There was in the House only one dissenting vote, from Barbara J. Lee, a Democrat from California, who warned that military action could not guarantee the safety of the country and that 'as we act, let us not become the evil we deplore.”
“A writer's work often reflects what he or she has been exposed to in life; experiences which are the groundwork of a poem or a story.”
“Follow thy fair sun, unhappy shadow.”

Source : Thomas Campion (1909). “The Complete English Works of Thomas Campion”
“The reason why the romantic love relationship is such an intense and universally sought-after experience is that it seems to offer liberation from a deep-seated state of fear, need, lack, and incompleteness that is part of the human condition in its unredeemed and unenlightened state.”
“Happiness comes from within. It is not dependent on external things or on other people. You become vulnerable and can be easily hurt when your feelings of security and happiness depend on the behavior and actions of other people. Never give your power to anyone else.”

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