"As we struggle with shopping lists and invitations, compounded by December's bad weather, it is good to be reminded that there are people in our lives who are worth this aggravation, and people to whom we are worth the same."

-- Donald E. Westlake

#Christmas Quotes #Struggle Quotes #Aggravation Quotes

“I still find trusting people quite hard. I've got a couple of mates that I do let in, but that's it. It's something I've got to sort out - I cut people off.”
“Whenever people eat or drink together, it's communion.”

Source : Thomas C. Foster (2009). “How to Read Literature Like a Professor”, p.8, Harper Collins
“A savage is simply a human organism that has not received enough news from the human race.”
“Being a woman is really crap.”
“Eighty-five percent of the reasons for failure are deficiencies in the systems and process rather than the employee. The role of management is to change the process rather than badgering individuals to do better.”
“Never underestimate the difficulty of changing false beliefs by facts”
“I've seen young people raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to fix a problem in their community. I've seen young people raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to dig wells in Africa. I've seen young people pass laws, largely impacting their communities. They do have the power to change the world.”
“Criticism must never be sharpened into anatomy. The delicate veins of fancy may be traced, and the rich blood that gives bloom and health to the complexion of thought be resolved into its elements. Stop there. The life of the imagination, as of the body, disappears when we pursue it.”

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