"The proof of a well-trained mind is that it rejoices in which is good and grieves at the opposite."

-- Marcus Tullius Cicero

#Grieving Quotes #Opposites Quotes #Addiction Quotes

“Social Security must be preserved and strengthened. But we need to be candid about the costs and willing to make the tough choices that real reform will require.”
“My family has always had Cape Verdean pride but I don't think it was something the kids in the family necessarily understood. However, I was very conscious of the fact that both sides of my family were drastically different and my aunts, cousins, and uncles varied in different shades of brown.”
“Israel, as the Jewish state, must disappear from the map.”

Source : "A High Price: The Triumphs and Failures of Israeli Counterterrorism". Book by Daniel Byman, p. 170, June 15, 2011.
“I can do web, comic books, macrame, art.”
“My music has to do with imaginary things, so I took that concept and used the whole "the music is not the truth" mantra as a way to market myself.”
“We need fantasy to survive because reality is too difficult.”
“Discipline to me is sacrifice; it's willingness to give up something you want to do, so you can better yourself.”
“Listen to no one's advice except that of the wind in the trees. That can recount the whole history of mankind...”

Source : "The Life of the Creative Spirit". Book by H. Charles Romesburg, 2001.

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