"I feel that I have to do everything better just to be judged as okay. It is something I wish I could let go of. It's something that I wish just wasn't there."

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Jerome Groopman

#Letting Go Quotes #Wish Quotes #Okay Quotes

“Without impending on your own personal choice, there are going to be those that wear the hat of religion and those that wear the hat of science. I still don't really understand why they can't wear both hats, because personally, I think that they go beautifully together.”
“Looking back... it's hard to understand what all the fuss was about as things changed in just a few years. When you look at all the things that have happened in the world, it seems very small.”

Source : "Zola Pieterse finds peace in native land" by Duncan Mackay, Andrew Meldrum, www.theguardian.com. August 9, 2005.
“I prayed to trees. This was easier than praying directly to God. There was nearly always a tree nearby.”
“In a landscape where nothing officially exists (otherwise it would not be â€˜desertâ€™), absolutely anything becomes thinkable, and may consequently happenâ€¦”
“It's good to have certain restrictions sometimes, but it's definitely more fun to play really loud, with distortion.”

Source : "J Mascis on the guitarists you really must hear". Interview with Sam Richards, www.theguardian.com. March 11, 2011.
“And no-one has ever questioned the courage of the Dwarves.”

Source : Markus Heitz (2010). “The Dwarves”, Hachette UK
“True greatness is not measured by the headlines a person commands or the wealth he or she accumulates. The inner character of a person-the undergirding moral and spiritual values and commitments-is the true measure of lasting greatness.”
“It feels good to get sacks and to know I can do it.”

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