"I believe in destiny. But I also believe that you canâ€™t just sit back and let destiny happen. A lot of times, an opportunity might fall into your lap, but you have to be ready for that opportunity. You canâ€™t sit there waiting on it. A lot of times you are going to have to get out there and make it happen."

-- Spike Lee

#Fall Quotes #Believe Quotes #Opportunity Quotes

“But even in the Christian religion, much of its real meaning is hidden by words that are misleading and symbols that but few understand.”
“She was no longer a slow dreamer watching the flowers grow. She was a warrior now. Warriors need something to fight for though, beside their lives, because otherwise their lives will not be worth it.”
“I want only dead actors. That way there'll be no jealousy.”

Source : Simone Signoret (1986). “Adieu, Volodya: A Novel”, Random House Incorporated
“Why does crime happen? Well, you might say that it's because youths don't have jobs. Or you might say that's because the doors of our buildings are not fortified enough. Given some limited funds to spend, you can either create yet another national employment program or you can equip houses with even better cameras, sensors, and locks.”
“Privacy is rarely lost in one fell swoop. It is usually eroded over time, little bits dissolving almost imperceptibly until we finally begin to notice how much is gone.”

Source : Daniel J. Solove (2011). “Nothing to Hide: The False Tradeoff Between Privacy and Security”, p.30, Yale University Press
“Mom and Pop were just a couple of kids when they got married. He was eighteen, she was sixteen and I was three.”
“Why worry about these small, small things? I don't stress. You never hear of anyone dying of happiness.”

Source : "The secret of the world's oldest marathon runner" by Nosheen Iqbal, www.theguardian.com. October 19, 2011.
“Never Have Your Dog Stuffed is really advice to myself, a reminder to myself not to avoid change or uncertainty, but to go with it, to surf into change.”

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