"You don't drown by falling in water. You only drown if you stay there."

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Zig Ziglar

#Positive Quotes #Meaningful Quotes #Fall Quotes

“In the news this week, the polls continue to slide for Gordon Brown and some people are saying he's dead and buried. But I think the opposite - I say GORDON'S ALIVE!”
“There are about a dozen of these gardens, more or less extensive, according to the business or wealth of the proprietor; but they are generally smaller than the smallest of our London nurseries.”

Source : Robert Fortune (1847). “Three Years' Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of China: Including a Visit to the Tea, Silk, and Cotton Countries; with an Account of the Agriculture and Horticulture of the Chinese, New Plants, Etc”, p.141
“Most people spend their whole lives looking for the right job. There are others who never get an opportunity to do work that fulfils them.”
“I almost feel like its an obligation to not further the status quo if you become somebody with influence and exposure. I dont want to paint the same painting again. I dont want to make the same sculpture again. Why shouldnt a big movie studio be able to make those small independent kinds of pictures? Why not change it up?”
“I'm a bit of a deconstructionist myself. It's kind of exciting - the last intellectual thrill left. Like sawing through the branch you're sitting on.”

Source : David Lodge (2011). “The Campus Trilogy: Changing Places; Small World; Nice Work”, p.321, Penguin
“Meritocracy is a good thing. Whenever possibly, people should be judged based on their work and results, not superficial qualities.”
“What are prophecies? Don't we hear them every day of the week? And if one comes true there may be seven blind and come to nothing.”
“If you're giving love and not receiving it, you're not in the right relationship. If you're receiving it and not giving it than you are taking advantage of the other person.”

Source : "Patti Stanger: "What I've Learned About Love"". The Shape Interview, www.shape.com.

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