"I have never been able to carry out any work coolly. On the contrary it is done, so to speak, with my own blood."

-- Jim Dine

#Blood Quotes #Suffering Quotes #Done Quotes

“In addition, help your children learn self-discipline by such activities as learning to play a musical instrument or other demanding skill. I am reminded of the story of the salesman who came to a house one hot summer day. Through the screen door he could see a young boy practicing his scales on the piano. His baseball glove and hat were by the side of the piano bench. He said, "Say, boy, is your mother home?" To which the boy replied, "What do you think?" Thank heavens for conscientious parents!”
“To get momentum, you must first focus on a specific goal with passion and intensity.”
“I found solitary confinement the most forbidding aspect of prison life. There is no end and no beginning; there is only one's mind, which can begin to play tricks. Was that a dream or did it really happen? One begins to question everything.”
“Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it.”

Source : "Discourse on the Method". Book by Rene Descartes, 1637.
“I haven't had a drink in twelve days and I've gotta say, I'm pretty shocked at how boring people are.”

Source : FaceBook post by Christian Finnegan from Aug 11, 2013
“Christ-as always, the model-never sat back, crossed his arms, and dismissed the annoying, the troublesome, or the unpromising. He never name-called, never judged, never treated a single person with contempt. Christ talked to everybody, he mingled with everybody, he shared his message with everybody, and he also loved everybody. So don't count the cost with anybody either. We don't waste our time with people who don't want what we have to offer. But if they do, one form of martyrdom is to give a listening ear or an understanding smile to all comers.”
“It's pitching, hitting and defense that wins. Any two can win. All three make you unbeatable.”
“Each one of us has our own evolution of life, and each one of us goes through different tests which are unique and challenging. But certain things are common. And we do learn things from each other's experience. On a spiritual journey, we all have the same destination.”

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