"I sit there thinking about how much courage it takes to live an ordinary life."

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Source : Colum McCann (2009). “Let The Great World Spin”, p.49, Bloomsbury Publishing

Colum McCann

#Thinking Quotes #Ordinary Quotes #Ordinary Life Quotes

“May we always care for our children, not counting the cost, so that they may never believe themselves to be mistakes, but always know their infinite worth.”
“Resisting and avoiding pain sucks energy-and time. The more you let yourself feel those minute-and-a-half hells, the quicker you'll start feeling those minute-and-a-half happinesses.”
“Love's the only house big enough for all the pain in the world.”

Source : Song: Love's The Only House, Album: Emotion
“A 7-11 parking lot beat down is how life is.”
“Our regular fitness programme means that the race lasting longer than others should not be a problem, but something you have to prepare for in Singapore is ensuring you always keep well-hydrated, as the heat and humidity can easily dehydrate you.”

Source : "Singapore GP: Romain Grosjean, Lotus - Q&A". Interview, www.crash.net. September 15, 2013.
“Being serious just makes me a little bit embarrassed.”

Source : "Patricia Marx Tells A Tale Of Sweet, Unbalanced Love". "All Things Considered" with Melissa Block, www.npr.org. September 13, 2011.
“So in Asia I want to make - I want to succeed to make a model of what success, practicing democracy, and market economy. Then that will give a good influence over Asian countries.”
“I am like a drop of water on a rock. After drip, drip, dripping in the same place, I begin to leave a mark, and I leave my mark in many people's hearts.”

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