"To invite others to live with us is a sign that we aren't afraid, that we have a treasure of truth and of peace to share."

-- Jean Vanier

#Treasure Quotes #Share Quotes

“What chance gathers, she easily scatters. A great person attracts great people and knows how to hold them together.”
“I'd go without food if I could have a flower.”

Source : Caryl Churchill (2008). “Plays Four”, Nick Hern Books
“If there was no praise or criticism in the world, then who would you be?”

Source : Howard Behar, Janet Goldstein (2007). “It's Not About the Coffee: Lessons on Putting People First from a Life at Starbucks”, p.50, Penguin
“I grew up in the church not being able to listen to anything but gospel. So, while [other] people grew up with their parents listening to Marvin Gaye and Aretha Franklin, I never knew they existed until I was able to listen to what I wanted to.”
“Actually, when I write, there is a feeling of necessity, of something that is stronger than myself that demands that I must write as I write.”
“I've had 60 years of ups and downs, and all of the downs that I've had, I'm happy that I've had them because it's taught me to appreciate all the ups.”

Source : FaceBook post by Patti LaBelle from Sep 19, 2012
“As idiotic as optimism can sometimes seem, it has a weird habit of paying off.”
“When you have it, you spend it. The mistake is to try to spend it when you haven't got it.”

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