"I had to learn to forgive. I couldn't sleep at night. I got ulcers. I had to let go, to let God deal with it. No one wants to be mad in their own house. I didn't want to be angry my whole life. It takes so much energy out of you to be mean."

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Source : "Rodney King: 'I had to learn to forgive'" by Rory Carroll, www.theguardian.com. May 1, 2012.

Rodney King

#Letting Go Quotes #Mean Quotes #Sleep Quotes

“My shoes are size 2 and a 1/2, the same size as my feet”
“I'm a jacket man. And if I'm without one, I am kind of seriously disabled. I don't know how to operate in shirt sleeves.”
“I think that Barack Obama faces a level of divisiveness, and I don't mean on a national level in terms of the North and the South and the Civil War; I really mean just politically.”
“France is the bridge between northern Europe and southern Europe. I refuse any division. If Europe has been reunified, it's not for it to then fall into egotism or 'each for one's own'. Our duty is to set common rules around the principles of responsibility and solidarity.”
“I think sandals should be burnt. I hate them - purge them!”
“I enjoyed the crew. The best part about 'The X-Files' has been the crew. This crew is an exceptional family and to go to work with a bunch of people that you really like is great. They're all the best of the best and they really try to do the best job they can. I'll miss that”
“The desire to be loved is the last illusion. Give it up and you will be free.”

Source : Margaret Atwood (2012). “Selected Poems II: 1976 - 1986”, p.115, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“Sure I know where the press room is - I just look for where they throw the dog meat.”

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