"All misfortune is but a stepping stone to fortune."

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Henry David Thoreau

#Inspirational Quotes #Stones Quotes #Fortune Quotes

“Every human heart is human.”
“In honesty you have to admit to a wise man that prayer is not for the wise, not for the prudent, not for the sophisticated. Instead it is for those who recognize that in face of their deepest needs, all their wisdom is quite helpless. It is for those who are willing to persist in doing something that is both childish and crucial.”
“In New Orleans, where I'm from, the average household income, with two working parents, two kids, a dog and a little fence is $16,000 a year, so $15,000 for a movie sounds pretty good.”
“I think the idea is that every person has to live for his or her own life and then make the choice to share it with other people. Maybe that is what makes people "participate.”
“Life, I fancy, would very often be insupportable, but for the luxury of self compassion.”

Source : George Gissing (2016). “The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft”, p.25, The Floating Press
“He [Viggo Mortensen] was standing behind the camera throwing the apples â€¦ And Iâ€™ve never seen him so happy.”
“Learning is not compulsory... neither is survival.”
“I know who I want to fight, but I don't pick my opponents; I leave it up to my team. They make those kinds of decisions. My job is to fight and win.”

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