"But indefinite visions of ambition are weak against the ease of doing what is habitual or beguilingly agreeable; and we all know the difficulty of carrying out a resolve when we secretly long that it may turn out to be unnecessary. In such states of mind the most incredulous person has a private leaning towards miracle: impossible to conceive how our wish could be fulfilled, still - very wonderful things have happened!"

-- George Eliot

#Ambition Quotes #Long Quotes #Miracle Quotes

“Nice to see Christian return as he's been on the injured list for months. 'Captain Charisma' is due to have a big 2011. Very skilled, underrated talent.”
“I don't tend to think in terms of a moral authority - be a good boy, do good things - more in terms of what feels right.”

Source : "Being John Cusack", www.theguardian.com. July 1, 2000.
“The Canadian community must invest, for the defence and better appreciation of the French language, as much time, energy, and money as are required to prevent the country from breaking up”
“Always I'm working on some of book. That's the way I make a living.”
“Nothing heals like love and time”
“Greet what arrives, escort what leaves and rush upon loss of contact”
“Well, I'm kinda like George Carlin. I think that there ought to be a time where everybody should have all the drugs they want and there'd be nobody in charge, sort of like... now!”
“In a moment comes either death or joyful victory. [Lat., Horae Momento cita mors venit aut victoria laeta.]”

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