"The truth is never the problem; The problem is always the problem."

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Source : Jeff VanVonderen (2008). “Tired of Trying to Measure Up: Getting Free from the Demands, Expectations, and Intimidation of Well-Meaning People”, p.87, Bethany House

Jeff VanVonderen

#Live Life Quotes #Problem Quotes #Truth Is Quotes

“A decision by the Fuhrer in the express form of a law or a decree may not be scrutinized by a judge. In addition, the judge is bound by any other decision of the Fuhrer.”
“The easiest and quickest path into the esteem of traditional military authorities is by the appeal to the eye, rather than to the mind. The `polish and pipeclay' school is not yet extinct, and it is easier for the mediocre intelligence to become an authority on buttons, than on tactics.”
“To what extent does anybody control his destiny? Life is very much like falling of the edge of a cliff. You have complete freedom to make all the choices you want to take on your way down. My characters choose to yearn and not lose hope even when the odds are completely against them. It doesn't make the landing at the end of that fall any less painful but, somehow, it helps them keep a little dignity their bone broken body.”
“If you're writing a novel, you're in a room for three or four years. There's not much coming in from the outside.”
“I really wanted my music to reflect my personal life and what I set out to do every day.”
“I started learning the piano at the age of 4 or 5, so I think I already liked music then.”
“Beat it to death if it succeeds.”
“I know a planet where there is a certain red-faced gentleman. He has never smelled a flower. He has never looked at a star. He has never loved any one. He has never done anything in his life but add up figures. And all day he says over and over, just like you: 'I am busy with matters of consequence!' And that makes him swell up with pride. But he is not a man - he is a mushroom!”

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