"Only aim to do your duty, and mankind will give you credit where you fail."

-- Thomas Jefferson

#Failure Quotes #Government Quotes #Giving Quotes

“If you know exactly what you're going to do, what's the good in doing it?”

Source : Denis Thomas, Pablo Picasso (1975). “Picasso and his art”
“When thought is in bondage the truth is hidden, for everything is murky and unclear, and the burdensome practice of judging brings annoyance and weariness. What benefit can be derived from distinctions and separations?”
“A compliment makes someone feel good about themselves. A catcall is harassment.”
“How I long to see among dawn flowers, the face of God.”
“Too often in life, something happens and we blame other people for us not being happy or satisfied or fulfilled. So the point is, we all have choices, and we make the choice to accept people or situations or to not accept situations.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Memorizing the work of others definitely made me a better writer.”

Source : "Poetry As a Way of Thinking: An Interview with James Arthur". Interview with Emilia Phillips, www.32poems.com.
“No. I don't want to need anybody. I want someone to need me ... I want someone to need me.”
“Since I was in high school, I wanted to play professional football and professional baseball, be a two-sport star.”

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