"It took me a long time to get used to the reality that my grandmother had passed away. Wherever I was, in the house, in the garden, out on the fields, her face always appeared so clearly to me."

-- Quang Nhuong Huynh

#Grandmother Quotes #Reality Quotes #Garden Quotes

“Emotional abuse is like being continuously kicked in the shins. It can be worse than getting one punch in the face, and it cements itself.”
“I have always had deep concerns about anyone's philosophy being imposed on the entire community.”

Source : "Grappling with the hardest questions on assisted dying". Interview with John Geddes, www.macleans.ca. February 25, 2016.
“I think we are inviting God’s judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at Him and say ‘we know better than you as to what constitutes a marriage’...”

Source : "The Prideful, Arrogant President of Chick-fil-A" by Jesse Bering, www.slate.com. August 6, 2012.
“There's just something fascinating to me about watching a business interaction unfold, and the negotiation. And how everything is negotiable in life.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“Early in my career when we went to golf tournaments and charity dinners I noticed businessmen and executives would give the players their cards. Well, they're giving you their cards for a reason. I said to my wife, 'All the guys get these cards and then when they get to the parking lot they rip them up or throw them away. It's really weird.' My wife .. said maybe you should just sign a picture and mail it to them. You know, 'Great playing golf with you,' or whatever. So, I did and lo and behold some of those guys I sent pictures to way back then are now CEOs at big companies.”
“If life gives you limes, make margaritas.”

Source : "If Life Gives You Limes, Make Margaritas" by Andrea Chalupa, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 8, 2008.
“The history of a battle, is not unlike the history of a ball. Some individuals may recollect all the little events of which the great result is the battle won or lost, but no individual can recollect the order in which, or the exact moment at which, they occurred, which makes all the difference as to their value or importance. ..”
“I do not understand how anyone can live without some small place of enchantment to turn to.”

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