"We are not the person other people wish we were. We are who we decide to be."

-- Paulo Coelho

#People Quotes #Wish Quotes #Persons Quotes

“I think that pop, and to some extent rock, are like sport and fashion industry in that they're about the exuberance of youth. That's the sort of subliminal ideology.”
“One of the few graces of getting old-and God knows there are few graces-is that if you've worked hard and kept your nose to the grindstone, something happens: The body gets old but the creative mechanism is refreshed, smoothed and oiled and honed. That is the grace. That is what's happening to me.”
“We belong to that order of mammals, the primates, distinguished by its propensity for repeated single litters, intense parental care, long life-spans, late sexual maturity, and a complex and extensive social existence... Our protracted biological and psychological helplessness, which extends well into the third year of life, intensifies the bond between infant and parents, making possible a sense of generational continuity. In contrast to other primates these bonds are not obliterated after sexual maturity.”

Source : Louise J. Kaplan (1995). “Adolescence: The Farewell to Childhood”, Touchstone Books
“Begum Hazrat Mahal of Oudh was the last of the breed of able queens and generals. The queen led her kingdom's army into battle during the revolt of 1857. Even after she was defeated she defied Queen Victoria's famous Proclamation and issued a counter Proclamation....”
“What I have to do from here is I have to do the best I can to carry on.”
“People ask me a lot about the values I got from playing for the Cubs for so many years. The value I got out of it was patience. A lot of people these days are not very patient.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I acknowledge that we are all human and are on a journey. We are not born perfect, mistakes are inevitable.”
“Seize the day, and put the least possible trust in tomorrow.”

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