"He felt with the force of a revelation that to throw up the clods of earth manfully is as beneficent as to revolutionize the world. It was not the matter of the work, but the mind that went into it, that counted - and the man who was not content to do small things well would leave great things undone."

-- Ellen Glasgow

#Men Quotes #Mind Quotes #Matter Quotes

“Animals and humans come in many different sizes and colors, but we all have the same loving heart and soul.”
“We shouldn't demonize the woman who wears high heels and we shouldn't demonize the woman who doesn't wear high heels. We should accept all forms of comportment.”
“The music suddenly became important enough for me to build my own sound studio and start to prepare songs to possibly put out into the world.”

Source : Source: thequietus.com
“You hate me now. I knew you'd be upset at the choice being taken away but I couldn't see you die.”

Source : Lynsay Sands (2012). “The Renegade Hunter: An Argeneau Vampire Novel”, p.201, Hachette UK
“He leans over and kisses me. And suddenly, my life splits in two: before and after.”
“The struggle to excavate your true, authentic self from beneath the mountain of conditioning and ridiculous expectation is the epic struggle of your lifetime.”
“I agree that comedy does a good job - and is often about - stepping over the line - Lenny Bruce, etc. - and that this is important for a lot of poets too. I guess I feel like there has to be depth.”
“The great lesson of history for us is that strength and resolve bring peace and order, and weakness and vacillation invite chaos and conflict.”

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