"Those who possess adequate spiritual and mental resources will meet the heartaches or the happiness of each day with courage, calmness and capacity."

-- Henry Clausen

#Spiritual Quotes #Heart Quotes #Each Day Quotes

“Honestly, I grew up in pretty modest circumstances. We were a middle-class family.”

Source : Interview with Peter M. Brant, www.interviewmagazine.com. November 27, 2012.
“No shame in saying that I felt a loneliness drifting through me. Funny how it was, everyone perched in their own little world with the deep need to talk, each person with their own tale, beginning in some strange middle point, then trying so hard to tell it all, to have it all make sense, logical and final.”
“I've heard people say that they cling to their painful thoughts because they're afraid that without them they wouldn't be activists for peace. â€œIf I feel peaceful,â€ they say, â€œwhy would I bother taking action at all?â€ My answer is â€œBecause that's what love does.â€ To think that we need sadness or outrage to motivate us to do what's right is insane. As if the clearer and happier you get, the less kind you become. As if when someone finds freedom, she just sits around all day with drool running down her chin. My experience is the opposite. Love is action.”
“It was only the vulgarly mediocre that repelled her.”
“Compete with yourself, not with others.”

Source : Sophia Amoruso (2014). “#GIRLBOSS”, p.163, Penguin
“If you're Irish, it doesn't matter where you go-you'll find family.”
“Physical conditioning from regular exercise is important. And we can do so much more to keep our bodies strong.”
“The focus of tolerance education is to deal with the concept of equality and fairness. We need to establish confidence with children that there is more goodness than horror in this world.”

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