"There was no such thing as defeat if you didn't accept it."

--

Fay Weldon

#Perseverance Quotes #Defeat Quotes #Accepting Quotes

“I think the social faux par is probably what most people fear... more people fear public speaking than death and that's because we don't want to make a fool of ourselves. It's fundamental.”
“The writer is the engineer of the human soul.”
“We never listen when we are eager to speak.”
“Say it, do it, preach it, shout it, but never, absolutely never, believe your own bullshit.”

Source : Steve Berry (2015). “The Cotton Malone Series 9-Book Bundle”, p.53, Ballantine Books
“I'll seek a four leaved shamrock in all thy fairy dells, And if I find the charmed leaves, oh, how I'll weave my spells!”

Source : Samuel Lover, “The Four-Leaved Shamrock”
“While doing centering prayer, the practice is to let go of any thought or perception. The priority is to be as silent as possible and when that is not possible to let the noise of the thoughts be the sacred symbol for a while, without analyzing them.”
“We need independents, we need the GOP, we need Reagan Democrats.”
“I always knew I would adopt. Always.”

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