"You already have everything you need to be content. Your real work is to do whatever it takes to realize that."

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Source : John Bingham, Jenny Hadfield (2003). “Marathoning for Mortals: A Regular Person's Guide to the Joy of Running or Walking a Half-Marathon or Marathon”, p.1, Rodale

Geneen Roth

#Monday Quotes #Morning Quotes #Real Quotes

“Even if I tried to be my dad, it would be a mediocre, slightly embarrassing version.”
“What must be the knowledge of Him, from whom all created minds have derived both their power of knowledge, and the innumerable objects of their knowledge! What must be the wisdom of Him, from whom all things derive their wisdom!”

Source : "Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers" by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert (p. 275), 1895.
“The children of baby boomers should take very seriously the consequences for them of the inadequate funding for them of the baby boomer generation. This is a huge economic problem for the nation, not just for individuals or individual families. Think about it for a minute - if retirees become 20% of our population and their purchasing power falls below what has been normal for retirees in the past, one important engine driving our economy will be diminished.”

Source : Source: www.washingtonpost.com
“Self-knowledge is a dangerous thing, tending to make man shallow or insane.”

Source : Karl Shapiro (1964). “the Bourgeois Poet”
“Violence is the easy way out and it only leads to more violence. We need people in this world who are willing to find solutions through peace, through communication, honesty and diplomacy. World peace may seem impossible, but it's worth aiming for.”
“The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live.”

Source : "The Leisure Alternatives Catalog: Food for Mind & Body". Book by Joseph Allen, 1979.
“To be a writer is to sit down at one's desk in the chill portion of every day, and to write; not waiting for the little jet of the blue flame of genius to start from the breastbone - just plain going at it, in pain and delight. To be a writer is to throw away a great deal, not to be satisfied, to type again, and then again, and once more, and over and over....”
“It was tough attempting to be social with people who'd rather pretend you didn't exist.”

Source : Heather Brewer (2008). “Ninth Grade Slays #2: The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod”, p.37, Penguin

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