"No one has ever been able to convince me that optimism is not preferable to pessimism."

-- Robert Mueller

#Optimistic Quotes #Optimism Quotes #Able Quotes

“The first consideration for all, throughout life, is the earning of a living.”

Source : Saikaku Ihara (1955). “Nippon Eitaigura: The Way to Wealth”
“Beyond his strength no man can fight, although he be eager.”
“The only siblings I have are half-siblings. My nuclear family would have been an extra-suffocating threesome. Instead, I have an interesting brother and sister, in-laws, and darling nephews.”
“As was noted in the Wall Street Journal, last March 21st, FDA approval of drug labelling, '...requires seven to ten years, and costs each applicant an average of $70 million.'”
“Selfish, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.”
“You are afraid to die, and youâ€™re afraid to live. What a way to exist.”
“True fighters dare face the sorrows of humanity, and look unflinchingly at bloodshed. What sorrow and joy are theirs! But the Creator's common device for ordinary people is to let the passage of time wash away old traces leaving only pale-red bloodstains and a vague pain; and he lets men live on ignobly and amid these, to keep this quasi-human world going.”
“The kid come in at a strange angle, made the notes glitter like crystal.”

Source : Esi Edugyan (2012). “Half-Blood Blues: A Novel”, p.160, Macmillan

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