"Look at a stone cutter hammering away at his rock, perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred-and-first blow it will split in two, and I know it was not the last blow that did it, but all that had gone before."

-- Jacob August Riis

#Motivational Quotes #Inspiring Quotes #Leadership Quotes

“The first step is the hardest â€“ making a commitment to yourself, for yourself.”
“I want to communicate with people, and I want to make something that works, and that people like. I'm never purposefully trying to be antagonistic or shocking or anything that would push an audience away. I'm always hoping to reach as many people as I can.”

Source : Source: editorial.rottentomatoes.com
“Only thing worse than a Frenchman is a Frenchman who lives in Canada”
“You cry and you scream and you stomp your feet and you shout. You say, 'You know what? I'm giving up, I don't care.' And then you go to bed and you wake up and it's a brand new day, and you pick yourself back up again.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Take a stand, America! You deserve better. Resolve to live life vibrantly by looking to family, faith, and freedom in this new year!”
“Friendship is one of the greatest luxuries of life.”

Source : Henri J. M. Nouwen (2009). “Bread for the Journey: A Daybook of Wisdom and Faith”, p.7, Harper Collins
“One helpful thing to keep in mind as a retort-stopper is that you won't "win," you won't change anyone's mind, you won't change any votes, you won't make the atmosphere in the room any better, YOU won't feel any better.”

Source : "Carolyn Hax Live: Use the china". Live chat, live.washingtonpost.com. November 20, 2015.
“I whisper and you close your eyes. I speak and you turn away. If I scream, will you finally hear me beg you to hold me close to you, promise you'll never let go?”

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