"Wouldn't it be wonderful if I won a helicopter in a crossword puzzle competition? There is not much hope though I am afraid, as they never give such practical prizes."

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Leonora Carrington

#Giving Quotes #Competition Quotes #Wonderful Quotes

“Now I can say loudly and openly what I have been saying to myself on my knees.”
“What did a person need to survive? Food. Water. Shelter. Warmth in cold weather. And something else... books.”

Source : Nancy Horan (2012). “Loving Frank (Random House Reader's Circle Deluxe Reading Group Edition): A Novel”, p.320, Ballantine Books
“It matters more what's in a woman's face than what's on it.”
“The best men in all ages keep classic traditions alive”
“If you live for having it all, what you have is never enough.”

Source : Vicki Robin, Joe Dominguez, Monique Tilford (2008). “Your Money or Your Life: 9 Steps to Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Ind ependence: Revised and Updated for the 21st Century”, p.39, Penguin
“A boy is supremely confident of his own power, and dislikes being treated as a child.”
“Integrity starts from the inside out, not the outside in.”
“We cannot afford the luxury of self pity. Our top priority now is to get on with the building process. My personal peace has come through helping boys and girls reach beyond the ordinary and strive for the extraordinary. We must teach our children to weather the hurricanes of life, pick up the pieces, and rebuild. We must impress upon our children that even when troubles rise to seven-point- one on life's Richter scale, they must be anchored so deeply that, though they sway, they will not topple”

Source : Mamie Till-Mobley, Christopher Benson (2011). “Death of Innocence: The Story of the Hate Crime that Changed America”, p.8, Random House

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