"To live every day as if it had been stolen from death, that is how I would like to live. To feel the joy of life, as Eve felt the joy of life. To separate oneself from the burden, the angst, the anguish that we all encounter every day. To say I am alive, I am wonderful, I am. I am. That is something to aspire to."

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Source : Garth Stein (2008). “The Art of Racing in the Rain”, Harper

Garth Stein

#Life Quotes #Joy Quotes #Encounters Quotes

“I came up and was a first-round draft pick and there was a lot of hype and a lot of expectation, and I enjoyed that. Have I also seen the other side of that? Absolutely.”
“What you always do before you make a decision is consult. The best public policy is made when you are listening to people who are going to be impacted. Then, once policy is determined, you call on them to help you sell it.”
“If you make a choice that doesn't please your mate, your friends, your mother, or whoever, the world will not fall apart - the people who truly love you want you to love yourself.”
“Destiny is that which we are drawn towards and Fate is that which we run into.”
“It is not Christianity, but priestcraft that has subjected woman as we find her.”
“I'd like to think I'm a caring human being.”
“There's a new kind of woman out thereâ€¦She doesn't have time to shop anymore. She wants to know what and why and where and how.”
“I think President Obama has done more than he is given credit for.”

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