"Long shots do come in and hard work, dedication and perseverance will overcome almost any prejudice and open almost any door."

-- John H. Johnson

#Perseverance Quotes #Hard Work Quotes #Dedication Quotes

“Marriage made more sense when it was indissoluble. It's the woman trying to cope with the strains of a one-parent family who will suffer most from the relaxation of the divorce laws.”
“Excellence is rarely found, more rarely valued.”
“If one's sense of self is obtained through the eyes of another it is always subject to being lost.”

Source : Brenda Shoshanna (2004). “Zen and the Art of Falling in Love”, p.101, Simon and Schuster
“No one is born with hate in their heart. Hate is something that has been taught. It is not an innate survival skill that we need; It is a form of stupidity that penetrates our minds and will eventually destroy us.”
“Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.”
“For many in baseball September is a month of stark contrast with April, when everyone had dared to hope. If baseball is a lot like life, as pundits declare, it is because life is more about losing than winning.”
“Government is the assumption of authority over a given area and all within it, exercised generally for the double purpose of more complete oppression of its subjects and extension of its boundaries.”

Source : Benjamin Ricketson Tucker (1893). “Instead of a Book”, Ayer Company Pub
“My mom is very religious and she said, 'Whatever you think about all the time, that's what you worship.' If that's the case I'd like everyone to pop open their Diet Coke cans and turn to page 37 of their People Magazines. In this holy scripture, we read the parable of Ms. Valerie Bertinelli.”

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