"An obstacle is not a discouragement. It may become one, but only with our own consent. So long as we refuse to be discouraged, we cannot be discouraged."

-- Maurice Maeterlinck

#Long Quotes #May Quotes #Obstacles Quotes

“I agree that a love of reading is a great gift for a parent to pass on to his or her child.”
“You know, larger-than-life politicians have larger-than-life strengths and larger-than-life weaknesses.”

Source : "True colours" by Gaby Wood, www.theguardian.com. August 6, 2006.
“Androgyny suggests a spirit of reconciliation between the sexes; it suggests, further, a full range of experienceâ€¦it suggests a spectrum upon which human beings choose their places without regard to propriety or custom.”
“Even if that statement was ambiguous, we kind of wanted to cause a stir. We thought that by having the name "Cabaret Voltaire", that with it came a certain responsibility. It wasn't meant to be purely entertainment; it was meant to be something a little bit more serious - and to provoke people - wrapped within an outer wrapping of entertainment.”
“To pigeonhole a genre as being successful or unsuccessful is weird.”
“I work hard but I play hard.”
“American Pie speaks to the loss that we feel. That's why that song has found the niche that it has.”
“Ancient astronauts didn't build the pyramids. Human beings built the pyramids, because they're clever and they work hard.”

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