"Death - Death can be faced, dealt with, adjusted to, outlived. It's the not knowing that destroys interminably... This being suspended in suspense; waiting - weightless, How does one face the faceless, adjust to nothing? Waiting implies something to wait for. Is there? There is One. One who knows... I rest my soul on that."

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Source : Ruth Bell Graham (2007). “Footprints of a Pilgrim”, p.138, Thomas Nelson Inc

Ruth Graham

#Knowing Quotes #Waiting Quotes #Soul Quotes

“A 99% Value-at-Risk calculation does not evaluate what happens in the last one percent... This is like an airbag that works all the time, except when you have a car accident.”
“Resistance to criminal rashness comes better late than never.”
“Everyone's got different views. I think you're better off staying within the party and prosecuting those views than stepping out of it.”
“Every day some new fact comes to light - some new obstacle which threatens the gravest obstruction. I suppose this is the reason which makes the game so well worth playing.”

Source : Robert Falcon Scott, Max Jones (2008). “Journals: Captain Scott's Last Expedition”, p.114, Oxford University Press
“Not everybody will get it. People will misinterpret you and what you do. They might even call you names. So get comfortable with being misunderstood, disparaged, or ignored -- the trick is to be too busy doing your work to care.”

Source : Austin Kleon (2012). “Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative”, p.112, Workman Publishing
“But on the other hand, I look back at my career sometimes and can't believe how fast everything has gone and how much I've been able to accomplish.”
“I love getting stuff, and if I give a present to someone and don't get one back, you can bet your life they won't be getting one next year.”
“By 1833 the largest publisher in America, Harper and Company, boasted one horse-powered printing press and seven hand presses while the American Bible Society owned 16 new state-of-the-art, steam-driven presses and 20 hand presses.”

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