"Things do not happen, we must make them happen"

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Source : Margaret George (2011). “The Memoirs of Cleopatra”, p.726, Pan Macmillan

Margaret George

“Homeopathy is one of the few medical specialties which carries no penalties -- only benefits.”
“Tatiana said. "Go on with Dasha. She is right for you. She is a woman and I'm-" "Blind!", Alexander exclaimed. Tatiana stood, desolately failing in the battle of her heart. "Oh, Alexander. What do you want from me..." "Everything", he whispered fiercely.”
“It is a very mixed blessing to be brought back from the dead.”
“There's a time when people say your work is revolutionary, but you have to keep being revolutionary. I can't keep shooting pop stars all my life. You have to keep changing, keep pushing yourself, looking for the new, the unusual.”
“How beautiful it is to learn that Grace isn't fragile, and that in the family of God we can fail and not be a failure.”

Source : Gloria Gaither (1997). “Because He Lives: The Stories and Inspiration Behind the Songs of Bill and Gloria Gaither”, Zondervan Publishing Company
“Acceptance is the act of embracing what life presents to you with a good attitude.”

Source : Cherie Carter-Scott (1999). “If Life Is a Game, These Are the Rules: Ten Rules for Being Human as Introduced in Chicken Soup for the Soul”, p.9, Harmony
“Do I believe in the supernatural? Oh yes, certainly. I can't believe, I can't accept that you die and that's the end. Physically maybe it is a fact. But there's something about the mind that's more than that.”
“All action in theatre must have inner justification, be logical, coherent, and real.”

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