"Not after the big bust in '92, there's no big drug lifestyle anymore. I can't talk about it. Pretty ugly."

-- Gene Ween

#Drug Quotes #Ugly Quotes #Lifestyle Quotes

“As soon as you can say what you think and not what some other person has thought for you, you are on the way to being a remarkable man.”

Source : James M. Barrie (2013). “Tommy And Grizel (Annotated Edition)”, p.25, Jazzybee Verlag
“One day, a new ideal will arise, and there will be an end to all wars. I die convinced of this. It will need much hard work, but it will be achievedÂ… The important thing, until that happens, is to hold one's banner high and to struggleÂ… Without struggle there is no life.”
“Education must not simply teach work-it must teach life.”

Source : W.E.B. Du Bois (2013). “W. E. B. Du Bois: Selections from His Writings”, p.60, Courier Corporation
“I raised you to be a thoroughbred. When thoroughbreds run, they wear blinders to keep their eyes focused straight ahead with no distractions, no other horses. They hear the crowd, but they donâ€™t listen. They just run their own race. Thatâ€™s what you have to do. Donâ€™t listen to anyone comparing you to me or to anyone else. You just run your own race.”

Source : "Running My Own Race" by Julie Carlson Miller, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 21, 2013.
“Canada's Far North is where I knew I had to go.”
“There are some people who leave impressions not so lasting as the imprint of an oar upon the water.”

Source : Kate Chopin (2005). “The Awakening - Literary Touchstone”, p.142, Prestwick House Inc
“I'm more focused or try to be more focused on my acting and writing and comedy and let the other stuff fall where it may.”
“If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it.”

Source : Michael Jordan (1994). “I can't accept not trying: Michael Jordan on the pursuit of excellence”

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