"Bad things are like waves. They're going to happen to you, and there's nothing you can do about it. They're part of life, like waves are a part of the ocean. If you're standing on the shoreline, you don't know when the waves are coming. But they'll come. You gotta make sure you get back to the surface, after every wave. That's all."

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Source : Lisa Scottoline (2010). “Look Again”, p.218, Macmillan

Lisa Scottoline

#Ocean Quotes #Wave Quotes #Surface Quotes

“The state of Europe is so bad that I cannot see any future in Europe other than its Islamization or a civil war”
“Competing against each other leaves little space for reciprocity and the growth of social capital. Running against another in a race may benefit our speed, but jointly organising the sports day produces cooperation and trust. There are many situations where cooperation and reciprocity are more effective than competition. Civic virtues come from building on what we have in common rather than by using our differences to create in-groups, outgroups and fear driven competition”
“We have invented a new human right here - the right to return home after a war.”
“One merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and in fewer words than prose.”
“You will never see a portrait of my love, for miracles are never seen.”

Source : Song: Portrait Of My Love
“Scientists disagree among themselves but they never fight over their disagreements. They argue about evidence or go out and seek new evidence. Much the same is true of philosophers, historians and literary critics.”
“If you write enough musicals you pretty much have a sense of where they should go, what you'll need, and when; how to pull people on that journey.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“There's a certain attitude to Los Angeles.”

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