"Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least."

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

#Inspirational Quotes #Motivational Quotes #Success Quotes

“All the men and women whom I have faced at that final moment, convince me that in what I have done, I have not prevented a single murder.”

Source : Albert Pierrepoint (1974). “Executioner, Pierrepoint”
“Italy advocates the adoption of a legal instrument on cultural diversity, guaranteeing every country the protection of its own historical identity and the uniqueness of its physical and intangible cultural heritage.”
“I think that generally music should be a positive thing, I like Bob Marley's attitude: he said that his goal in life was to single handedly fight all the evil in the world with nothing but music, and when he went to a place he didn't go to play, he went to conquer.”
“If a man has character, he has also his typical experience, which always recurs.”
“Learn to forgive yourself and move on.”

Source : Morrie Schwartz (2011). “Morrie In His Own Words: Life Wisdom From a Remarkable Man”, p.15, Pan Macmillan
“pull a string, a puppet moves ... each man must realize that it can all disappear very quickly: the cat, the woman, the job, the front tire, the bed, the walls, the room; all our necessities including love, rest on foundations of sand -- and any given cause, no matter how unrelated: the death of a boy in Hong Kong or a blizzard in Omaha ... can serve as your undoing. all your chinaware crashing to the kitchen floor, your girl will enter and you'll be standing, drunk, in the center of it and she'll ask: my god, what's the matter? and you'll answer: I don't know, I don't know ...”
“won't you celebrate with me what i have shaped into a kind of life? i had no model. born in babylon both nonwhite and woman what did i see to be except myself? i made it up here on this bridge between starshine and clay, my one hand holding tight my other hand; come celebrate with me that everyday something has tried to kill me and has failed.”

Source : Lucille Clifton (2013). “The Book of Light”, p.25, Copper Canyon Press
“It is important to be involved in everything.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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