"When one's own problems are unsolvable and all best efforts frustrated, it is lifesaving to listen to other people's problems."

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Source : Robert Massie; Suzanne Massie (1975). “Journey”

Suzanne Massie

#People Quotes #Effort Quotes #Frustrated Quotes

“You this day, gentlemen, assume new characters, enter into new relations, and consequently incur new duties. You have, by the favor of Providence and the attention of your friends, received a public education, the purpose whereof hath been to qualify you the better to serve your Creator and your country.”
“Architecture is a small piece of this human equation, but for those of us who practice it, we believe in its potential to make a difference, to enlighten and to enrich the human experience, to penetrate the barriers of misunderstandin g and provide a beautiful context for life's drama.”

Source : Casey C. M. Mathewson, Frank O. Gehry (2007). “Frank O. Gehry: Selected Works : 1969 to Today”, Firefly Books Limited
“He mocks proud mockers but gives grace to the humble. from the Book of Proverbs”
“If you ask [my brother Frank Shamrock], I smoke crack, I do ***** and I cut myself (to get out of the Kimbo Slice fight). I mean you name it, I've done it -- just ask him.”
“Forensics I've always found absolutely fascinating. Anything to do with clues. And checking things out and solving.”
“Protest is when I say I don't like this. Resistance is when I put an end to what I don't like. Protest is when I say I refuse to go along with this anymore. Resistance is when I make sure everybody else stops going along too.”

Source : Ulrike Meinhof (2011). “Everybody Talks About the Weather . . . We Don't: The Writings of Ulrike Meinhof”, p.31, Seven Stories Press
“No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says: He is always convinced that it says what he means.”
“If a white man wants to lynch me, thatâ€™s his problem. If heâ€™s got the power to lynch me, thatâ€™s my problem. Racism is not a question of attitude; itâ€™s a question of power.”

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