"There is no glory in otustripping donkeys."

-- Martial

#Dignity Quotes #Glory Quotes #Donkey Quotes

“I believe unless we have ambition to accomplish things and to do things that we amount to but very little in the battle of life.”
“I went, and my first interview was with RenÃ© Obermann, who was the CEO of Deutsche Telekom at the time - wonderful guy. And right after hello, I told him that it was my opinion that he could only fail one way in the US. I said, "Do exactly what you're doing - nothing."”

Source : Source: www.businessinsider.com
“He has carried every point, who has combined that which is useful with that which is agreeable.”
“While living I want to live well.”
“I wondered if that's what aging felt like. That desire and reality were dueling until the day you die, that nobody every got to a place of peace. I had always wanted to get old so I didn't have to care anymore, but I began to think that it would be best just to skip the getting older part and just die.”
“Do what is right because it is right; and leave it alone.”

Source : "Fictional character: Army Lt. General Tadamichi Kuribayashi". "Letters from Iwo Jima", 2006.
“I didn't fit into the Christian college my parents sent me to. I felt tarnished by tragedy, between my brother's death and Escuela Caribe, and everyone else seemed so carefree and happy and praising God. I couldn't stand happy people for a long time, and was plagued by chronic migraines and stomach aches. I'd say between age thirteen and twenty-three was the most miserable time of my life. I wrote Jesus Land because I wanted there to be a record of David's life. I was surprised that so many people read it, and felt moved by it.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“It pains me deeply to see members of my own party attempting to legislate women's health and contraception choices.”

Source : "Democrats and Republicans Walk Fine Line in Senate Races" by Elizabeth Hartfield, abcnews.go.com. May 19, 2012.

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