"Sometimes when weâ€™re in situations where we feel weâ€™re not in control, we do things, especially things that take a lot of energy, as a way of making ourselves feel we have some power."

-- Patricia McCormick

#Way Quotes #Energy Quotes #Sometimes Quotes

“Positive thinking is the notion that if you think good thoughts, things will work out well. Optimism is the feeling of thinking things will be well and be hopeful.”
“It was beautiful and simple, as truly great swindles are.”
“A monarch should be ever intent on conquest, lest his neighbours rise in arms against him.”
“If you want to accomplish something, you must first expect it of yourself.”
“There are no safe choices. Only other choices.”

Source : Libba Bray (2015). “The Gemma Doyle Trilogy”, p.348, Delacorte Press
“Education is the cheap defense of nations.”
“Success is the one unpardonable sin against our fellows.”
“conventional English usage, including the generic use of masculine-gender words, often obscures the actions, the contributions, and sometimes the very presence of women. Turning our backs on that insight is an option, of course, but it is an option like teaching children that the world is flat.”

Source : Casey Miller, Kate Swift (2001). “The Handbook of Nonsexist Writing”, p.8, iUniverse

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