"Judge the goodness of a book by the energy of the punches it has given you. I believe the greatest characteristic of genius, is, above all, force."

-- Gustave Flaubert

#Book Quotes #Believe Quotes #Judging Quotes

“We are all #humans and we all make #mistakes. We #hurt people even if we don't want to.”
“Joy is the experience of knowing that you are unconditionally loved.”
“And ain't I a woman? Look at me! Look at my arm! I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! And ain't I a woman? I could work as much and eat as much as a man - when I could get it - and bear the lash as well! And ain't I a woman? I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother's grief, none but Jesus heard me! And ain't I a woman?”

Source : Sojourner Truth, “Ain't I A Woman?”
“Surely a pretty woman never looks prettier than when making tea.”

Source : Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Lyn Pykett (2012). “Lady Audley's Secret”, p.190, Oxford University Press
“Because the world is in economic recession, which worsened since this drama happened, and our country will bear the burden of all of these consequences.”
“Maybe I'm too close to the two Democrats to be against either one. I went to law school with Barack Obama and worked in the Clinton White House, so I have connections and allegiances to both candidates. [...] But I cannot remain silent any longer while my own senator destroys the Democratic Party, and her own reputation, in a desperate and degrading effort to appeal to the lowest common denominator. It's time for Senator Clinton to act like a leader that I know she can be. Hillary Clinton not only needs to defend Barack Obama, she needs to apologize to him.”

Source : "Clinton Owes Obama An Apology" by Keith Boykin, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 26, 2008.
“Never despair of a child. The one you weep the most for at the mercy-seat may fill your heart with the sweetest joys.”
“The life and ventures of Mickey Mouse have been closely bound up with my own personal and professional life.”

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