"Salvation for a race, nation or class must come from within."

--

A. Philip Randolph

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“Adversity is the touchstone of character: it is not in success but in misfortune that hidden powers bear fruit.”

Source : Ethel Alec-Tweedie, Mrs Alec-Tweedie (1904). “Sunny Sicily: Its Rustics and Its Ruins”
“Our connection to nature grounds us, it makes us more spiritually aware. We must keep the legacy of nature materially alive for future generations.”
“When a thing bores you, do not do it.”
“Life is beautiful. Some people just remind you of that more than others.”

Source : Erica Bauermeister (2009). “The School of Essential Ingredients”, p.94, Penguin
“What were you chanting when you gave me your blood?â€ â€œMore of my vampire magic. I cast a healing spell to aid the powers of my blood.â€ She sniffled, her nose stuffy. â€œIt was better than Vicodin.â€ â€œVicodin?â€ â€œA painkiller from my world.â€ â€œA killer of pain. Did you love him?â€ The words were growled.A burst of unexpected humor gave her strength. â€œNo. In fact, he was hard to shake. He, uh, stalked me, that kind of thing. I had to pretend he didnâ€™t exist.â€ Nicolai kissed her temple and relaxed against her.”
“Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it; no constitution, no law, no court can even do much to help it. The spirit of liberty is the spirit which is not too sure that it is right; the spirit of liberty is the spirit which seeks to understand the minds of other men and women; the spirit of liberty is the spirit which weighs their interests alongside its own without bias.”
“The over-reliance on photography holds so many artists back.”
“There aren't any great men. There are just great challenges that ordinary men like you and me are forced by circumstances to meet.”

Source : "Fictional character: Fleet Adm. William F. Halsey Jr". "The Gallant Hours", 1960.

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