"There's things to put up wi' in ivery place, an' you may change an' change an' not better yourself when all's said an' done."

-- George Eliot

#Done Quotes #May Quotes #Better Yourself Quotes

“Encourage kids to enjoy running and play in athletics. Don't force them to run too much competition.”
“Napoleon, who had an aversion to the moral laxity of the eighteenth century, which he blamed on the domination of society by women, was determined to reform family life on Roman, or perhaps rather on Corsican, principles. It was with him, not with Queen Victoria, that Victorian morality originated.”

Source : J. Christopher Herold (1983). “The Horizon book of the age of Napoleon”, Harmony
“When I was growing up, I lived in a neighborhood that was largely Latino and I thought I was Latino!”

Source : "Think Like A Man’ Star Meagan Good Dishes on Beauty Musts". Interview with Kimberly Walker, www.ebony.com. April 20, 2012.
“I like to isolate myself when I work because I end up losing my voice by doing interviews all day.”
“Embracing new things often requires us to embrace our fears, however trivial they may seem. You deal with fear not by pretending it doesn't exist, but by refusing to give it decision-making authority.”

Source : Chris Guillebeau (2014). “The Happiness of Pursuit: Find the Quest that will Bring Purpose to Your Life”, p.35, Pan Macmillan
“My dream is to have a house on the beach, even just a little shack somewhere so I can wake up, have coffee, look at dolphins, be quiet and breathe the air.”
“I've been in the government bureaucracy, I've practiced law, I've done a lot of different things.”
“Let your critics make you humble, and your enemies make you wise. Learn from every stumble but let nothing keep you down, for you were born to rise!”

Source : FaceBook post by Cory Booker from Feb 21, 2012

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