"Some of my characters are a mixture of various aspects of people I have met. others are pure invention."

-- Alexander McCall Smith

#Character Quotes #People Quotes #Mixtures Quotes

“Hard times build determination and inner strength. Through them we can also come to appreciate the uselessness of anger. Instead of getting angry nurture a deep caring and respect for troublemakers because by creating such trying circumstances they provide us with invaluable opportunities to practice tolerance and patience.”
“In life, we don't know why things happen. I believe God is not responsible for the bad things that happen to you. Sometimes I think He's responsible for the good things, but sometimes it's something you shape up for yourself.”
“Two people can look at the same thing and see it differently..”
“Microfinance is an incredibly powerful tool ... but we must move beyond micro-hopes and micro-ambitions for women.”
“It is not for us . . . to send out missionaries to foreign peoples; it is our task to build up our own Western culture.”
“The best players in the world are playing to make history. There are only four tournaments you can win to make history, and TPC (The Players Championship) is not one of them. And neither are those world events. And you're not going to make history winning some kind of FedEx Cup.”
“The best Christmas trees come very close to exceeding nature. If some of our great decorated trees had been grown in a remote forest area with lights that came on every evening as it grew dark, the whole world would come to look at them and marvel at the mystery of their great beauty.”
“So many Christians seek to live the pain-free Christian life. Such a life has no impact.”

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