"I hadn't fully realized just how powerful words could be before this. Whoever came up with the saying 'sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me' was talking out of his or her armpit."

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Source : Malorie Blackman (2007). “Black & White”, p.60, Simon and Schuster

Malorie Blackman

#Hurt Quotes #Powerful Quotes #Talking Quotes

“A healthy male adult bore consumes each year one and a half times his own weight in other people's patience.”

Source : Assorted Prose (1965) "Confessions of a Wild Bore"
“Always have a plan B and C, because if it doesn't work out there are other things you can focus on. It's important to have a balance to your life, regardless of what you're doing. I've been playing at this level for a long time, but I've got interests outside of rugby, like my family and my children. They keep me sane.”

Source : Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A romantic relationship might very well have been initiated by God, but the moment our focus moves from our Prince to a human love story is the moment we cease to guard our sanctuary, and our entire foundation for success crumbles into ashes. A relationship that leads us closer to our Prince and carefully protects our inner sanctuary is the key to discovering romance as it was truly intended to be...a little taste of heaven on earth.”
“My position and the state will never allow me to become a dictator, but an authoritarian style of rule is characteristic of me, and I have always admitted it. You need to control the country, and the main thing is not to ruin people's lives.”

Source : "Profile: Alexander Lukashenko". news.bbc.co.uk. January 09, 2007.
“I came from an era when we didn't use electronic instruments. The bass wasn't even amplified. The sound was the sound you got.”
“I surf - that's the one thing I make time to do. I definitely surf a lot, but when you're working 15 hour days... all I want to do is get home to my baby.”

Source : "'Happy Endings' Elisha Cuthbert, Zachary Knighton interview". Interview with Catorina Wightman, www.digitalspy.com. March 11, 2012.
“Suffering is an oxymoron. There is unfathomable peace and satisfaction in suffering for Christ. It is as though you have searched endlessly for your purpose in life and now found it in the most unexpected place: In the death of your flesh. It is certainly a moment worth of laughter and dance. And in the end it is not suffering at all. The apostle Paul recommended that we find joy in it. Was he mad?”
“Listen, Bruce Lee fought out of anger. That's why they call it the 'Fists of Fury.' Michael Jackson danced with fury. I do stand up out of fury. I'm not mad at anybody. I'm not mad at any human being because I'm a human being.”

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