"When I was 17 years old, I put out an album while my mother was dying of cancer. That right there alone is a struggle. That's hard. That's tough for anybody."

-- Lil' Mama

#Mother Quotes #Cancer Quotes #Struggle Quotes

“Toothaches afflict those who have no compassion for animals.”
“A goose flies by a chart which the Royal Geographical Society could not mend.”
“I think that taking life seriously means something such as this: that whatever man does on this planet has to be done in the lived truth of the terror of creation, of the grotesque, of the rumble of panic underneath everything. Otherwise it is false. Whatever is achieved must be achieved with the full exercise of passion, of vision, of pain, of fear, and of sorrow. How do we know, that our part of the meaning of the universe might not be a rhythm in sorrow?”
“I am surprised at all the people in the high-tech industry focused on "making money"... If that's all they want to do, they should have a $100 printing press in their basements and they will truly "make money." Instead, if we focus all that energy on innovation, we'll change the world for the best.”

Source : Commencement speech for University of California Santa Cruz students, 1996.
“Think about it: Reducing crime and poverty and ensuring that we have an educated, stable work force has a direct effect on you and me and the future of our country.”
“I researched fiction writing for months before I taught my first class, much of it looking for strong techniques from bestselling authors.”
“I dropped out of NYU, moved out of my parent's house, got my own place, and survived on my own. I made music and worked my way from the bottom up.”
“A man must sometimes laugh at himself or go mad,â€™ said he. â€˜Few realize it. That is why there are so many madmen in the world.”

Source : Rafael Sabatini (2015). “Captain Blood: Story Pirates”, p.59, 谷月社

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