"There are some things you can give another person, and some things you cannot give him, except as he is willing to reach out and take them, and pay the price of making them a part of himself. This principle applies to studying, to developing talents, to absorbing knowledge, to acquiring skills, and to the learning of all the lessons of life."

-- Richard L. Evans

#Life Lesson Quotes #Skills Quotes #Giving Quotes

“I'm coming to Washington, D.C., to do the people's work. And the people's work has to do with reducing spending and cutting budgets and, and trying to get a grip on the size of government.”
“Five enemies of peace inhabit with us - avarice, ambition, envy, anger, and pride; if these were to be banished, we should infallibly enjoy perpetual peace.”

Source : "De vita solitaria". Book by Francesco Petrarca, 1346.
“You sit at the board and suddenly your heart leaps. Your hand trembles to pick up the piece and move it. But what chess teaches you is that you must sit there calmly and think about whether it's really a good idea and whether there are other, better ideas.”
“Good news comes in large packages”
“You have two choices in life - you can dissolve into the main stream or you can be distinct. To be distinct, you must be different. To be different you must strive to be what no one else but you can be. Donâ€™t be so concerned with the opinions of others; those who follow the quiet, creative voice from within are both fortunate and correct.”
“The wrongs of childhood and upbringing have made a large and obsessional contribution to autobiography and the novel.”
“The Iraqi people are capable of fighting to the victorious end which God wants... the blood of our martyrs will burn you!”
“There are a lot of people who have used the same samples I've used, but there's no way they flipped it the way I did. So, when I put my version out, people completely forgot that this [other] person did it. Everyone can have the same product, but it's more about the way you present it and put it together.”

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