"A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles."

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Source : Washington Irving (2015). “Old Christmas: From the Sketch Book of Washington Irving”, p.39, Simon and Schuster

Washington Irving

#Life Quotes #Happiness Quotes #Smile Quotes

“When I was 12 my brother told me I had to wear the burqa, but I really wanted to play, because I was a child. It's an age you want to play outside and have a good time. And they told me I had to wear it or I couldn't leave the home. I felt it was controlling me, because when I wore it I felt I wasn't a child anymore.”

Source : "Afghan graffiti artist risks her life to challenge the burqa under the Taliban". Interview with Katie Booth, nytlive.nytimes.com. May 21, 2015.
“I just like to keep working and being able to pay my bills.”
“I've heard so many stories of Jared [Kushner] being groomed from a very young age - really, from from when he was a child - to be playing a prominent role in the business world, in sort of the elite world - in elite circles.”

Source : Source: www.npr.org
“I have fought against spending. I have fought against special interests. I have fought for reform.”
“Life is a creation, not a discovery. You do not live each day to discover what it holds for you, but to create it”
“What I would pay much more attention to are the few points where the player can inadvertently make a career decision. Most players end up back-tracking, though some actually enjoy this.”
“The lessons we learn in sadness and from loss are those that abide. Sorrow clarifies the mind, steadies it, and forces it to weigh things correctly. The soil moist with tears best feeds the seeds of truth.”
“The cosmos is within us. We are made of star stuff”

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