"I've grown to realize the joy that comes from little victories is preferable to the fun that comes from ease and the pursuit of pleasure."

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Source : Lawana Blackwell (2007). “The Courtship of the Vicar's Daughter (The Gresham Chronicles Book #2)”, p.509, Baker Books

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“When we put aside partisanship, embrace the best ideas regardless of where they come from and work for principled compromise, we can move America not left or right, but forward.”
“Live for today. Multitudes of people have failed to live for today.... What they have had within their grasp today they have missed entirely, because only the future has intrigued them.”

Source : "Forbes", Forbes Incorporated, p. 42, 1953.
“Procrastination is like a credit card: it's a lot of fun until you get the bill.”
“We hang out, we help one another, we tell one another our worst fears and biggest secrets, and then just like real sisters, we listen and don't judge.”

Source : Adriana Trigiani (2010). “Viola in Reel Life”, p.121, Simon and Schuster
“If you want to make it as a sportsperson - Become knowledgeable in the sport you want to participate in. Think about the sport and what it can offer in its entirety. You shouldn't want to become a professional sportsperson because of the money. There's a lot more to gain from being involved in sport. Work hard to get what you want. If it's your ambition, go for it. You don't have to be the best in the world to make it as an elite athlete. You need to be a grafter and be prepared to sacrifice.”

Source : Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Training in taekwondo for eight years and then being able to do it in a film was pretty amazing.”

Source : "One last thing... Dev Patel". Interview with Rich Pelley, www.theguardian.com. August 06, 2010.
“Books are the liberated spirits of men.”
“I feel that this is my first year, that next year is an election year, that the third year is the mid point, and that the fourth year is the last chance I'll have to make a record since the last two years; I'll be a candidate again. Everything I do in those last two years will be posturing for the election. But right now I don't have to do that.”

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