"A new world will be won not by those who stand at a distance with their arms folded, but by those who are in the arena, whose garments are torn by storms and whose bodies are maimed in the course of the contest."

-- Nelson Mandela

#Distance Quotes #Storm Quotes #Body Quotes

“We change the world not by what we say or do, but as a consequence of what we have become.”
“And the wicked thing is, that when we're really upset, we always take it out on the people who are closest and whom we love the most.”

Source : Rosamunde Pilcher (2011). “Winter Solstice”, p.466, Macmillan
“I swear, Oliver, when did you become such a stick-in-the-mud?â€ â€œIâ€™ve always been a stick-in-the-mud.â€ Her brother cast her a thin smile. â€œI just hid it beneath all the debauchery.â€ She sniffed. â€œI wish youâ€™d hide it again. Itâ€™s quite annoying.”
“We donâ€™t exhaust the Bible even after reading it hundreds of times. Each time we read it we see it in a new light. That is the greatness of the holy scriptures. They are that way because they were created by holy prophets who experienced the truth. Each time we read these works we elevate ourselves to see a little more. (81)”
“If you let it, the Masters will play you instead of you playing it. Augusta National can pamper you right off the bottom of the leader board. Pampered before and after your round, but mentally and emotionally pulverized during them - that's the formula.”
“I need to make mistakes, just to learn (who i am)”
“A broken leg can be remembered and located: "It hurt right below my knee, it throbbed, I felt sick at my stomach." But mental pain is remembered the way dreams are remembered-in fragments, unbidden realizations, like looking into a well and seeing the dim reflection of your face in that instant before the water shatters.”
“in a village you can't sack or fight with someone, as you'll find yourself stuck beside them in the hairdresser's next morning.”

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