"I think that a good person can sometimes do wrong out of ignorance or weakness or wrong thinking, but when hard times come, the goodness wins out after all. And a bad person can often seem good and trustworthy for a long time, but when hard times come, the evil in him gets revealed."

-- Orson Scott Card

#Ignorance Quotes #Winning Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“(on Blades of Glory) Playing the ***** in the movie is fun.”
“We must live for the few who know and appreciate us, who judge and absolve us, and for whom we have the same affection and indulgence. The rest I look upon as a mere crowd, lively or sad, loyal or corrupt, from whom there is nothing to be expected but fleeting emotions, either pleasant or unpleasant, which leave no trace behind them.”

Source : Sarah Bernhardt (1968). “Memories of my life, being my personal, professional, and social recollections as woman and artist”
“We're not given the chance to choose absolute truth. Truth's always two-faced. The only thing we have is the right to reject the lie we find most repugnant.”
“Self-discipline without talent can often achieve astounding results, whereas talent without self-discipline inevitably dooms itself to failure.”

Source : Sydney J. Harris (1985). “Pieces of Eight Pa”, Mariner Books
“Every part of the earth is sacred to my people.”
“Fight them with your faith in God, fight them in defense of every free honorable woman and every innocent child, and in defense of the values of manhood and the military honor...Fight them because with their defeat you will be at the last entrance of the conquest of all conquests. The war will end with...dignity, glory, and triumph for your people, army, and nation.”
“It is better to be loved by one person who knows your soul than millions who don't even know your phone number.”

Source : Richard Paul Evans (2010). “The Walk: A Novel”, p.3, Simon and Schuster
“Sometimes I'll listen to a lyric and I'll be so pissed off that I didn't write it.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com

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