"Legalism breeds a sense of entitlement that turns us into complainers."

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Tullian Tchividjian

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“Life cannot be classified in terms of a simple neurological ladder, with human beings at the top; it is more accurate to talk of different forms of intelligence, each with its strengths and weaknesses. This point was well demonstrated in the minutes before last December's tsunami, when tourists grabbed their digital cameras and ran after the ebbing surf, and all the 'dumb' animals made for the hills.”
“I experienced that sinking feeling you get when you know you have conned yourself into doing something difficult and there's no going back.”

Source : Robyn Davidson (1992). “From Alice to Ocean: Alone Across the Outback”, Addison Wesley Publishing Company
“I had a stutter 'till... I still do today. I just work on it a lot. I obsess, if you will, with it, but I stuttered throughout my childhood.”
“Getting your license gives you the right to pick your nose in the car.”
“I was very much of a tomboy.”

Source : "Ballerina of the Century". The Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. December 16, 1990.
“And it seems to me correct then, and I think it's correct now, that job one is get the planning done, make sure the buses are there. When that's done, it's completely appropriate to go around and tour around and look at the damage.”
“But sovereign debt is a wider question not only in Europe but across the globe. While every country is a unique case, I think it's not an issue of countries acting on their own. We need a more coordinated strategy not only in Europe but around the world.”
“One time I saw a tiny Joshua tree sapling growing not too far from the old tree. I wanted to dig it up and replant it near our house. I told Mom that I would protect it from the wind and water it every day so that it could grow nice and tall and straight. Mom frowned at me. "You'd be destroying what makes it special," she said. "It's the Joshua tree's struggle that gives it its beauty.”

Source : Jeannette Walls (2009). “The Glass Castle: A Memoir”, p.38, Simon and Schuster

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