"Everything in life depends on how that life accepts its limits."

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James A. Baldwin

#Acceptance Quotes #Limits Quotes #Accepting Quotes

“One of the simplest ways to get an idea of one trillion dollars is to consider the amount in terms of the passage of time. One million seconds is equal to roughly eleven days and twelve hours, and one billion seconds is thirty-two years. One trillion seconds equals thirty-two thousand years.”
“People choose the paths that grant them the greatest rewards for the least amount of effort.”
“It's not what you appreciate; it's that you appreciate.”
“This middle age thing is a little weird. Some friends and mentors are gone, and there's a very forward-looking new generation coming up behind me. So it's very much finding my own place.”
“I canâ€™t reveal the mystery to either saint or sinner; I canâ€™t state at length what Iâ€™ve said curtly; I achieve an altered state that I canâ€™t explain; I have a secret that I cannot share.”
“We moved up to Oregon when I was eight, and I think the radical absence of Jewish life here might have strangely made me feel more Jewish. It's a contextual thing I guess.”

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“There are certain times when I feel more inspired, filled with a strong power that forces me to listen to my inner voice, and when I feel more need than ever for a Pleyel piano.”
“Little brats yellin 'Trick or Treat' all through my screen door, When y'all should be at home sleep, Instead of at my front porch 15 deep. The jack o' lantern came in handy... I can turn my porch light out like I ain't got no candy. But ain't that somethin? You buy a Halloween costume and a pumpkin, Almost gave your children a heart attack. It's a tradition, but who the hell started that?”

Source : Song: Holiday Madness, Album: Neva Again, 1993

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