"If people could only be taught that economy is a thing of littles and of individuals, and of every day, and not a thing of masses and of spasmodic efforts, then a true idea would begin to tell upon the habits of our domestic life, for the thrift and thriving of the individual is the thrift and thriving of the nation."

-- Julia McNair Wright

#Ideas Quotes #People Quotes #Effort Quotes

“I like kids but I also like the option to close the door. Becoming a parent is a whole other life, and it doesn't stop.”
“It's possible to be completely enlightened... except with your family.”
“I think it's relatively easy to play defense against a team that can only do one thing. Unfortunately, that's not what we're talking about here with Seattle. They have a great running back - they have a great group of running backs - but Lynch obviously is really kind of in a class by himself. The quarterback's a problem, the receivers are a problem, they have a good offensive line.”
“Making excuses and not trying because I was scared were my go-to reactions. Nothing was going to change in my life unless I did something about it.”

Source : Source: www.sheknows.com
“I don't think that any law enforcement got in trouble for the event in Eugene where police sprayed the tree-sitters who were protesting the cutting of the trees for the parking garage.”
“With education symmetrical and true we will take the dead mass buried by slavery's hand and touch them to life. This beauteous angel, which has always done its work for those on earth, will roll away the stone from the tomb where is buried a race, and my people will come forth to their glory and the amazement of the world.”
“That was certainly true the first time, when I did Body Heat, the first movie that I directed. I was looking for a vessel to tell a certain kind of story, and I was a huge fan of Film Noir, and what I liked about it was that it was so extreme in style.”

Source : Interview with Stax, www.ign.com. March 21, 2003.
“Life's inevitable changes are like a compulsory roller-coaster ride. You can cower and shut your eyes tight, or you can exult in the thrills.”

Source : Roger Crawford (1999). “How High Can You Bounce?: Turn Setbacks Into Comebacks”, Bantam

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