"Visit Cape Town and history is never far from your grasp. It lingers in the air, a scent on the breezy, an explanation of circumstance that shaped the Rainbow People. Stroll around the old downtown and it's impossible not to be affected by the trials and tribulations of the struggle. But, in many ways, it is the sense of triumph in the face of such adversity that makes the experience all the more poignant."

-- Tahir Shah

#Struggle Quotes #Adversity Quotes #Air Quotes

“the strongest will is the will that knows how to bend.”
“Were I forced to describe this woman in one word, that word would be...herpes.”
“God punishes us mildly by ignoring our prayers and severely by answering them.”
“Science is telling us that we can do phenomenal things if we put our minds and our resources to it.”

Source : "The Remarkable History of Infectious Disease, with Anthony Fauci". bigthink.com.
“Strangely, when I totally emerged from this slump I couldn't comprehend how I had almost drowned it it.”
“Grace isn't about having a second chance; grace is having so many chances that you could use them through all eternity and never come up empty. It's when you finally realize that the other shoe isn't going to drop, ever.”
“I've done nothing I'm ashamed of. Nothing I couldn't face God with. I wouldn't kill a bug.”
“I am less attracted to guesses about what cannot be done, than about making progress on a problem.”

Source : "Causal machines". Interview with Richard Marshall, www.3ammagazine.com. April 10, 2012.

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