"And even when success comes, as I am sure it will, bear in mind that there are more quiet and enviable joys than to be among the most sought after women at a ball..."

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Source : Blanche Wiesen Cook (1992). “Eleanor Roosevelt: 1884-1933”

Blanche Wiesen Cook

#Joy Quotes #Mind Quotes #Balls Quotes

“The president and I sat down in the Oval Office, and he expressed very clearly that what he wants from me is my best professional military advice.”
“We all had our miseries. But to despair was to wish back for something already lost. Or to prolong what was already unbearable. -Suyuan”
“The enemies of the country and of freedom of the people have always denounced as bandits those who sacrifice themselves for the noble causes of the people.”
“History is not what you think. It is what you can remember.”
“The only way you can sustain a permanent change is to create a new way of thinking, acting, and being.”

Source : Jennifer Hudson (2012). “I Got This: How I Changed My Ways and Lost What Weighed Me Down”, p.93, Penguin
“I take myself seriously and want my image to me more than just something aesthetically suited towards selling records.”

Source : "BARONESS' John Dyer Baizley Interview About His Artwork Process". Interview with Michael Weigman, www.metalinjection.net. July 10, 2014.
“I've been in the industry long enough now - I've been a working actor since 2002. I'm very aware that at some point, I won't be as successful as I am now, so I'm enjoying it. I know that there will be points where it's not going as well, and I'm prepared for that.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“The fires of suffering become the light of consciousness.”

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