"In the midst of my skeptical, cynical, often pessimistic nature exists a slender capacity to believe, if only temporarily, in a guiding, unseen power, and whenever this happens, I go with it. That's what inspiration is. You don't get it from the gods. You make it."

-- Jeffrey Eugenides

#Believe Quotes #Inspiration Quotes #Cynical Quotes

“Winter is the time of love and of taking the light within.”

Source : Terry Lynn Taylor (1996). “Angel Days”, Ballantine Books
“I'm the quiet bass player.”

Source : "Actor Colin Hanks Plays Not My Job". "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!" with Peter Sagal, www.npr.org. November 4, 2011.
“To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.”
“If it was raining soup, the Irish would go out with forks.”
“Modern man is too impatient and wants to master the art of meditation immediately.”

Source : Swami Rama (1977). “Freedom from the Bondage of Karma”, p.73, Himalayan Institute Press
“Whenever I get a free day, I drive up to some part of California that looks promising on the map.”
“For every hour of brains, you will be charged three hours. The other two hours go to management and project management, which is to say they are wasted.”
“Concentrate on each task, whether trivial or crucial, as if it's the only thing that matters.”

Source : Mark H. McCormack (1990). “What They Still Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School”, Bantam

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