"You should think about nobody and go your own way, not on a course marked out for you by people holding mugs of water and bottles of iodine in case you fall and cut yourself so that they can pick you up - even if you want to stay where you are - and get you moving again."

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Source : Alan Sillitoe (2003). “New and collected stories”, Robson Books Limited

Alan Sillitoe

#Moving Quotes #Fall Quotes #Cutting Quotes

“The real or supposed rights of man are of two kinds, active and passive; the right in certain cases to do as we list; and the right we possess to the forbearance or assistance of other men. The first of these a just philosophy will probably induce us universally to explode.”
“Yes, actually I was pretty amazed by the amount of stuff my parents put up with while I was living in their house. They had experienced all that before with older brothers and sisters, so it was fairly strict. The fear-of-God thing was pretty set and I blindly followed it until I reached a certain age. Then I just began questioning my belief system.”
“You know, things come up and we have those conversations. I feel that they're all in a kind of similar state, which is that we all keep working on them, in house, until we feel like it's ready and then it goes from being something that were working on to ready very quickly.”
“We discover that we are at the same time very insignificant and very important, because each of our actions is preparing the humanity of tomorrow; it is a tiny contribution to the construction of the huge and glorious final humanity”
“To enjoy a long, comfortable retirement, save more today.”

Source : "Suze Orman: Are you making these financial mistakes?". Article by Suze Orman, www.cnn.com. May 27, 2010.
“In the Gulf region and nationwide, small businesses are an integral and crucial part of local economies and communities. They should not be overlooked.”
“I have a great deal of respect for Mark Gordonâ€™s work and am confident that together we can bring the beauty and magical delight that Narnia engenders in the hearts of those who read the books to the screen in â€˜The Silver Chair.â€™ I am very much looking forward to diving once more into Narnia, this time with Mark Gordon and his team.”
“I've always felt that complement of opposites: body and soul, solitude and companionship, and in the dance studio, contraction and release, rise and fall.”

Source : Judith Jamison (1993). “Dancing Spirit: An Autobiography”, Doubleday Books

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