"And I think that in myself (and perhaps evident in what I write) fear of loss and the corresponding instinct to protect myself against loss are potent forces."

-- Richard Ford

#Fear Quotes #Writing Quotes #Loss Quotes

“Let me tell you something you havenâ€™t learned yet, something you learn only by living awhile. As you get older, you find that life begins to wear you down. Doesnâ€™t matter who you are or what you do, it happens. Experience, time, eventsâ€”they all conspire against you to steal away your energy, to erode your confidence, to make you question things you wouldnâ€™t have given a second thought to when you were young. It happens gradually, a chipping away that you donâ€™t even notice at first, and then one day itâ€™s there. You wake up and you just donâ€™t have the fire anymore.â€ He smiled...”
“Letâ€™s put â€˜Christâ€™ back into Christmas”
“People should make distinctions between the office of the presidency and the person who occupies it. You can respect the office even as you lose respect for the individual.”

Source : Source: www.slate.com
“Since I arrived at CNN, it has grown into one of the largest and most trusted news organizations in the world.”
“You invest a lot in your kids, from the sleepless nights early on and the frightening trips to the emergency room, to homework assignments and a million miles of taxi driving. The great thing is that everything you put in counts, and with a bit of luck, one day they will realize it. Love adds up to something. It's indestructible and immortal and carries long on after your own life is over. Who could ask for more?”
“They tend to be civil servants, often diplomats drawn from the Foreign Office, who may be very pleasant, intelligent people, but once they get inside the Palace they're riveted to the status quo and they lose track of public opinion in the real world.”
“When people have nothing left to lose, and they've lost everything, they lose it.”

Source : "Glenn Beck's War Room". "The Glenn Beck Show", www.foxnews.com. February 23, 2009.
“If you want to cure boredom, be curious. If you're curious, nothing is a chore; it's automatic - you want to study. Cultivate curiosity, and life becomes an unending study of joy.”

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