"Trust life, and it will teach you, in joy and sorrow, all you need to know."

-- James A. Baldwin

#Joy Quotes #Sorrow Quotes #Needs Quotes

“I spent my time trying to understand grand jury procedure - a topic about which I never before had the slightest interest.”
“I look much more civilized than I actually am.”

Source : "Georgina Chapman Interview: Red-Carpet Royalty" by Derek Blasberg, www.harpersbazaar.com. March 21, 2011.
“Costa Rica, with its tourist-based economy and lack of a national army, has focused on keeping safe its beaches, parks and other public draws. It is one if the safest countries in Central America based on the number of homicides.”
“Other writers definitely influence my writing. What encourages me and inspires me is when I read a good book. It makes me want to be a better writer.”

Source : "A chat with Kimberly Willis Holt". Interview with Chat Moderator,, www.cnn.com. January 1, 2000.
“Brains aren't designed to get results. They go in DIRECTIONS.”
“Character is distilled out of our daily confrontation with temptation, out of our regular response to the call of duty. It is formed as we learn to cherish principles and to submit to self-discipline. Character is the sum total of all the little decisions, the small deeds, the daily reactions to the choices that confront us. Character is not obtained instantly. We have to mold and hammer and forge ourselves into character. It is a distant goal to which there is no shortcut.”
“That a modern battleship of 48,000 tons would have to defend itself against wood and fabric biplanes with its main armament was a salutary reminder of the changing face of sea warfare.”

Source : Richard Hough (2001). “Great naval battles of the 20th century”
“The best way to treat obstacles is to use them as stepping-stones. Laugh at them, tread on them, and let them lead you to something better.”

Source : Enid Blyton (2013). “Enid Blyton Circus Collection 3 in 1”, p.104, Egmont UK

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