"Take your burdens, and troubles, and losses, and wrongs, if come they must and will, as your opportunities, knowing that God has girded you for greater things than these."

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Source : Horace Bushnell (1866). “The new life”, p.15

Horace Bushnell

#Loss Quotes #Opportunity Quotes #Knowing Quotes

“I think great songs can come from anywhere and you constantly have to be able to look out for those. I think a lot of the times people will try too hard to write everything themselves and therefor miss out on great songs that way.”
“Being able to meet fans who look up to me and letting me know they have been inspired by me in some way is so humbling.”

Source : Source: www.sheknows.com
“When I was painting in art school - and I think many painters in the 1980s worked similarly - a finished painting would often be constructed from lots of other paintings underneath. Some of these individual layers of painting were better than others, but that was something that you would often only realise retrospectively.”

Source : "A door to freedom" by Chris Ofili, www.theguardian.com. September 20, 2009.
“Misers mistake gold for their good; whereas 'tis only a means of attaining it.”
“The Minutemen were seen as more of an art thing than Black Flag, although I didn't see them that way. It confused people when we put out Saccharine Trust, too.”
“I believe that telling our stories, first to ourselves and then to one another and the world, is a revolutionary act. It is an act that can be met with hostility, exclusion, and violence. It can also lead to love, understanding, transcendence, and community. I hope that my being real with you will help empower you to step into who you are and encourage you to share yourself with those around you.”

Source : Janet Mock (2014). “Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More”, p.18, Simon and Schuster
“Being intercontinental champion doesn't mean you're a champ. It means you're the future.”
“Take a stand against intolerance and for our American values. Say it with pride: I support democracy in America. I support working people in America. I support opportunity in America. And I support Barack Obama for another four years as president of the United States of America!”

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