"I never question God. Sometimes I say, 'Why me? Why do I have such a hard life? Why do I have this disease? Why do I have siblings who died?' But then I think and say, 'Why not me?'"

-- Mattie Stepanek

#Sibling Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Hard Life Quotes

“The world needs different kinds of minds to work together.”
“One thing that stands out throughout the entire year was that in South Dakota we are much more united than we are divided. Now the divided part creates news, but the united part is what moves us forward.”
“I ask for your forgiveness. I feel so miserable that it's difficult even to say sorry.”

Source : "Disgraced stem cell scientist blames researchers". www.theguardian.com. January 12, 2006.
“Life is insanely robust, though we can make species go extinct, and this is the bad thing. So I always make the point that you can't say, 'Is it too late?' That is the terrible question, because either answer promotes inaction. If it's too late, you don't need to act; if it's not too late, you don't need to act.”
“Paul Valery speaks of the 'une ligne donnee' of a poem. One line is given to the poet by God or by nature, the rest he has to discover for himself.”
“My biggest disappointment was, of course, the coup attempts, ... The economy was proceeding very well, but in 1989 we had the most serious coup attempt and ... many of the investors who were set to come here had to tell me that they chose to go to other countries because of the uncertainty brought about by (the coup attempt.) If that had not happened, I'm sure our economy would just be booming today ...”
“his burden didn't feel any lighter. but he felt strong enough to carry it”
“Without the spiritual world the material world is a disheartening enigma.”

Source : Joseph Joubert (1867). “Some of the "Thoughts" of Joseph Joubert”, p.32

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