"The more a man is successful in getting out (or coming out) from his own individuality, of his egoist self, and to control (or dominate) the instincts of his physical nature, the more his character, by rising above material contingencies, widen, become free and independent."

-- African Spir

#Character Quotes #Independent Quotes #Successful Quotes

“Mum liked to say that some things happen for a reason, that sometimes obstacles were there to stop you from doing something stupid.”
“At school, I enjoyed playing the bassoon. I was in the orchestra and played the melody when the other boys sang hymns at prayers time.”
“A lot of old guys in movies are like cowboys - they talk like cowboys and they dress like cowboys.”
“Come on, Forney.' Novalee, it's a parasite.' But it's a tradition.' It's a parasite! And you expect people yo stand under it and kiss?' Yes! it's what people do with mistletoe.”
“Train your child in the way in which you know you should have gone yourself.”
“You can't reason yourself back into cheerfulness any more than you can reason yourself into an extra six inches in height.”
“A classic is a book that doesn't have to be written again.”
“Terrorism and negotiations simply don't go together.”

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