"A man can bear a world's contempt when he has that within which says he's worthy. When he contemns himself, there burns the hell."

-- Alexander Smith

#Men Quotes #World Quotes #Bears Quotes

“The only way you can write is by the light of the bridges burning behind you.”
“I am a very organized person. I get up at 6:15 a.m., the kids get up at 6:45 a.m., and so I get up and get it in. Iâ€™m addicted to the high function. To me itâ€™s a work thing -- if you meditate, you can get so much work done. I always say to people you know how about three nights a year you get a good night sleep? You can have it every day with meditation.”
“Negative feelings are like weeds. If you don't fully extract them (i.e. pull out the roots), they will come back.”
“But the trek that starts with the feet always rises in time to the head. There had never been any of mankind's that didn't.”

Source : Hortense Calisher (1983). “Mysteries of motion”, Doubleday
“In the same way that a powerful medicine cures an illness, so illness itself is a medicine to cure passion. And there is much profit of soul in bearing illness quietly and giving thanks to God.”
“I feel like I should go out there and throw a shutout every time I pitch. If we score one [run] and I give up two, then I didn't do my job as far as I'm concerned.”
“The woman is the home. That's where she used to be, and that's where she still is. You might ask me, What if a man tries to be part of the home -- will the woman let him? I answer yes. Because the he becomes one of the children.”
“As the rich consume more and more, they are clearly not going to want to downgrade their own status.”

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