"convictions ... are always getting in the way of opportunities."

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Ellen Glasgow

#Opportunity Quotes #Principles Quotes #Way Quotes

“I have one thing in my mind. How can I get people to start taking care of themselves? That's all I think about.”
“My happiest memories have no place in the past; they are those I have yet to create.”
“It seems to me that any popular fictional character's appeal is idiosyncratic in nature. Characters with large followings - Sherlock Holmes, Harry Potter, the crew of the Starship Enterprise - seem to embody something very particular even as they speak to something within a huge number of people. When I think of the most time-tested examples, the common thread appears to be an author who feels deeply for what he is creating.”
“Making a film that's supposed to be fun to watch is really hard - that's the weird irony of it.”
“The Navy-Marine Corps team is unique in history because its mobility and versatility permit it to make a contribution in virtually every medium of warfare: land, sea and air.”
“I used to play basketball and I was pretty competitive, but I was never a bad loser. I never got angry. For me it was always about doing my best and devoting myself to a challenge.”
“To take revenge halfheartedly is to court disaster; either condemn or crown your hatred.”
“But, drawn to her at that moment, he felt a quiet like the voice of the rain flow over him. He knew well enough that for her it was in fact no waste of effort, but somehow the final determination that it was had the effect of distilling and purifying the woman's existence.”

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