"The utmost we can hope for in this world is contentment; if we aim at anything higher, we shall meet with nothing but grief and disappointment. A man should direct all his studies and endeavors at making himself easy now and happy hereafter."

-- Joseph Addison

#Disappointment Quotes #Grief Quotes #Contentment Quotes

“In life, and in sports, we all know that nothing lasts forever.”

Source : Farewell Press Conference -- Indianapolis Colts, delivered 7 March 2012, Indianapolis, Indiana
“I guess I can't blame him for feeling bitter. Going from being the terror of Bulgarian nights to a janitor would kinda suck”
“Whom shall I call on? Who will share with me The wretched happiness of staying alive?”
“Ice skating is very difficult. It takes a lot of discipline and a lot of hard work. It's fun, but you are there on the ice every morning freezing and trying to do these moves and these tricks.”
“Big black guys fear air travel almost as much as old white women fear big black guys.”
“I'm the Latin artist who has been the most successful in history at representing the Latin culture. The stylings of my words are immodest, but it's the truth.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Have a working spouse, because you won't earn a living from writing - not at first, if ever. My wife worked for years to support us.”
“An idea is only an idea if it causes unease, debate and reflection. By that standard, Thomas Homer-Dixon's concept of an 'ingenuity gap' is truly a new idea. I can think of no other new concept that so fully condenses all of the challenges we face as a human civilization than the 'ingenuity gap'. Homer-Dixon has found a way to unite all of our concerns about economics, war, population growth, complexity, etc. under a single heading. He is one of an elite group of academics who can write for a mass audience.”

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