"The very purpose of our life is happiness, which is sustained by hope. We have no guarantee about the future, but we exist in the hope of something better. Hope means keeping going, thinking, â€˜I can do this.â€™ It brings inner strength, self-confidence , the ability to do what you do honestly, truthfully and transparently."

-- Dalai Lama

#Mean Quotes #Self Confidence Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“In the Soviet Union, for instance, the pressure on the chess stars was immense. When Boris Spassky came home after losing that match, he found he no longer had an apartment in Moscow.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“I don't ever work in a way where something is an illustration of an event, but when something is occurring at the same time I see it as very informed by that.”

Source : "Julie Mehretu paints chaos with chaos - from Tahrir Square to Zuccotti Park". Interview with Jason Farago, www.theguardian.com. June 20, 2013.
“It has always been my belief that a man should do his best, regardless of how much he receives for his services, or the number of people he may be serving or the class of people served.”
“I'm a crack shot and I've won medals for shooting. But I don't think I could shoot a person.”
“Many people crave security and stability rather than risk-taking, and that doesn't make them any less American. They are the workers rather than the job creators, and all societies need both.”
“Known colloquially as 'winter,' 'golden needle,' and 'velvet foot' mushrooms, enoki mushrooms grow across much of the world, inhabiting dead conifer trees and stumps, and generally appearing throughout the late fall and winter months.”
“Channel your energy. Focus.”

Source : Carl Lewis, Jeffrey Marx (1992). “Inside track: my professional life in amateur track and field”, Fireside
“No family should have to depend on the labor of its children to put food on the table and no person should be forced to work in captivity.”

Source : "Protecting Children and Workers Around the Globe" by Hilda Solis, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 15, 2010.

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