"I was a king and a king's heir and now I am a slave."

-- Mary Renault

#Kings Quotes #Heirs Quotes #Slave Quotes

“It's great hearing stories of my mum growing up in Brooklyn, then moving to Florida, having me and growing up with this eccentric, fun family. Although I don't eat a lot of Italian things, because I'm vegan. I was raised on meat and cheese, so I've had enough for anyone's normal life span.”
“Love is too young to know what conscience is.”
“A king is a man strong of character and conviction who leads by example and truly cares for the suffering of his people,not a brute who rules simply because he is the strongest.”
“Don't let anything stand in the way of you claiming and manifesting the life that you choose rather than the life you have by default.”
“Things happened there that I don't think are the finest hours for anybody, whether it was a journalist, the legal system or, in that case of the political system, who would say that was an example of when Washington worked best.”
“Good taste - that's all you really need when you're playing an instrument.”
“Very few among us are noble, or even mature, in all parts of our nature at the same time.”

Source : Gertrude Lawrence (1945). “A Star Danced”
“When we give of ourselves, our time, and our money, we're also giving up control. As a control freak myself, I know that sounds scary, but I've learned that the momentary lack of control forces me to look at what I do have and truly count my blessings. I have clean drinking water. I have food on my table. I have a roof over my head and clothes on my back. Suddenly, my panic-stricken mindset is replaced with gratitude.”

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