"In all the ills that befall us, we are more concerned by the intention than the result. A tile that falls off a roof may injure us more seriously, but it will not wound us so deeply as a stone thrown deliberately by a malevolent hand. The blow may miss, but the intention always strikes home."

-- Jean-Jacques Rousseau

#Fall Quotes #Home Quotes #Blow Quotes

“I always try to start out with some type of goal. Then I work backward and think of what I need to do to get there, and give myself smaller goals that are more immediate”
“There is within each one of us a potential for goodness beyond our imagining; for giving which seeks no reward; for listening without judgment; for loving unconditionally.”
“You are built not to shrink down to less but to blossom into more.”
“Abe Lincoln is my favorite president of all time - and he pulls off that top hat pretty well.”

Source : "Ryan Lochte's Favorite Pickup Line". Interview with Cassie Shortsleeve, www.menshealth.com. November 5, 2012.
“I went through the standard scientific atheist phase when I was about 14. I bought into that package deal of science equals atheism.”
“I had such a great mom and I know that I'd never be that mom. I wouldn't want to bring a child into this world unless I could be.”
“The Nazis were seldom dumb and never funny.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“An image often propels the novel, gets it started. For me, it's an image that has a lot of emotion connected to it.”

Source : Source: scholar.lib.vt.edu

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