"When life sucks, read. They can't yell at you for that. And if they do, then you can ignore them."

-- Laurie Halse Anderson

#Life Sucks Quotes

“Gentlemen, welcome to the world of reality â€“ there is no audience. No one to applaud, to admire. No one to see you. Do you understand? Here is the truth â€“ actual heroism receives no ovation, entertains no one. No one queues up to see it. No one is interested.”

Source : "The Pale King by David Foster Wallace - review" by Michael Sayeau, www.theguardian.com. April 24, 2011.
“The sign of sincere love is to forgive wrongs done to us. It was with such love that the Lord loved the world.”
“The lens of fear magnifies the size of uncertainty.”
“We mourn the transitory things and fret under the yoke of the immutable ones.”
“Every Left-wing hysteria of my lifetime has turned out to be untrue. Every single one”
“Students were taught by doing.”
“They can change every name in South Africa, but it won't change the fact that the government has failed to provide services or curb crime”
“I never read a single book as a child. I did not read as a child. I worked on the farm. I had books in the classroom, but that was it. I never read a single book outside of the classroom.”

Source : "NASA Distinguished Service Medal". The Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. May 22, 1997.

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