"I have accepted fear as a part of life - specifically the fear of change... I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back."

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Source : FaceBook post by Erica Jong from Jul 06, 2015

Erica Jong

#Inspirational Quotes #Change Quotes #Courage Quotes

“Wisdom is not finally tested by the schools, Wisdom cannot be pass'd from one having it to another not having it, Wisdom is of the soul, is not susceptible of proof, is its own proof.”
“If you are focusing your anger at government, you are focusing your anger at all of us. Government is just a personification of this country.”
“The books that help you the most are those which make you think the most.”

Source : "The Gigantic Book of Teachers' Wisdom" y Erin Gruwell and Frank McCourt, (p. 496), 2007.
“In August, the large masses of berries, which, when in flower, had attracted many wild bees, gradually assumed their bright velvety crimson hue, and by their weight again bent down and broke their tender limbs.”
“I could forget that part, but it had to have been true.”
“Corporations are mandated, in effect, to 'grow or die,' a rule also called 'the growth imperative.'”
“We can do anything we want to as long as we give it everything we've got.”
“See, broken things always have a story, don't they?”

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