"I was a peaceful sedentary man, a lover of a quiet life, with no appetite for perils and commotions. But I was beginning to realise that I was very obstinate."

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John Buchan

#Men Quotes #Peaceful Quotes #Lovers Quotes

“Women's sexuality is something that is a very touchy subject for a lot of women...I had to free my body from all of the binding, all the shutting down, and all of the censorship I had already put on it. When I did that, everything in my life changed. My relationship with my husband changed. My relationship to the world changed. My relationship to my body changed. My relationship to my female friends changed in huge ways.”
“Dealing with the threat that Secretaries Albright and Cohen have described, the threat from Saddam Hussein, demands constant resolve by the United States and by the international community; and at times, action. As long as he remains in power, we must be prepared to respond firmly to reckless actions that threaten the region and our interests. We've done that successfully over this decade.”
“The fears that assault us are mostly simple anxieties about social skills, about intimacy, about likeableness, or about performance. We need not give emotional food or charge to these fears or become attached to them. We donâ€™t even have to shame ourselves for having these fears. Simply ask your fears, â€œWhat are you trying to teach me?â€ Some say that FEAR is merely an acronym for â€œFalse Evidence Appearing Real.â€ From Everything Belongs, p. 143”
“Sometimes, in order to follow our moral compass and/or our heart, we have to make unpopular decisions or stand up for what we believe in. It can be difficult and even frightening to go against the grain, whether it's a personal disagreement with a friend, partner, or family member or a professional decision that affects coworkers and colleagues.”
“And nothing to look backward to with pride, and nothing to look forward to with hope.”
“You just have to change. To be successful, what you have to do is have an acceptance of risk and you have to be pretty explicit about that, because if you donâ€™t accept risk, you donâ€™t get any innovation. And that means part of risk is you have to accept failure because not everything works.”
“I was called a bookish child. Mother sent me to a ballet teacher in Cincinnati when I was nine years old. I guess I was an awkward child and the family wanted me to be graceful. When I found out I liked to dance and people seemed to like to watch me, I was determined to go places.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“After all these years I had the privilege of naming my private part, cause we have nicknames. So I named my private part pride... it's not much but at least I have my pride.”

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