"In terms of writing about horses, I fell backwards into that. I was intent on getting a Ph.D., becoming a professor, and writing on history but I got sick 14 years ago when I was 19. Getting sick derailed that plan completely"

-- Laura Hillenbrand

#Horse Quotes #Writing Quotes #Years Quotes

“We plant our roots in trembling earth, we live where mountains rose and fell and prehistoric seas burned away in mist. We and the towns we have built are not permanent; the earth itself is a passing train...”

Source : Robert R. McCammon (2011). “Boy's Life”, p.122, Open Road Media
“Indulgence is lovely in the sinless; toleration, adorable in the pious and believing heart.”
“No one is much pleased with a companion who does not increase, in some respect, their fondness for themselves.”
“Immigration is not the top issue for Latinos. Latinos are like every other American - economy, jobs, healthcare, education.”
“I get up in the morning looking for an adventure.”

Source : "George Foreman: Giving Life an Extra Punch". Interview with Scott Ross, www.cbn.com.
“I donâ€™t believe in eye-for-an-eye. The most incredible, sustainable, beautiful movements have been non-violent movements of civil disobedience.”
“I should be glad if I could flatter myself that I came as near the central idea of the occasion, in two hours, as you did in two minutes.”

Source : Svend Petersen, Edward Everett (1963). “The Gettysburg addresses: the story of two orations”
“The gift of learning to meditate is the greatest gift you can give yourself in this life. For it is only through meditation that you can undertake the journey to discover your true nature, and so find the stability and confidence you will need to live, and die, well; Meditation is the road to enlightenment.”

Source : FaceBook post by Sogyal Rinpoche from Jun 04, 2013

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