"A bore is someone who takes away my solitude and doesn't give me companionship in return."

-- Henry David Thoreau

#Giving Quotes #Solitude Quotes #Return Quotes

“I'm not comfortable being preachy, but more people need to start spending as much time in the library as they do on the basketball court.”

Source : Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Mignon McCarthy (1990). “Kareem”, Random House Incorporated
“I do freestyle jumping. Been doing since I was eight years old and can't quit. I'm addicted. I've broken many bones, but I ride with confidence. It's my thing - there's no high on earth like it. It's my hobby and I really enjoy it.”
“The longer I stay in the States, the more I understand how important it is to smile and seem like a nice guy. Like Ronald Reagan. Your image seems to count more than what you do.”
“Gentle to others, to himself severe.”

Source : Samuel Rogers (1827). “Poems ... A new edition”, p.258
“Satan's greatest fear is that you would believe what God said about you.”
“The trouble with you, Vic," he said, "is that you think of the world as a sort of huge museum with too many visitors allowed in.”
“We play a different style than other teams. It's effective, but different. We run the floor, block shots and create turnovers.”
“This is how you survive the unsurvivable, this is how you lose that which you cannot bear to lose, this is how you reinvent yourself, overcome your abusers, fulfill your ambitions and meet the love of your life: by following what is true, no matter where it leads you.”

Source : Augusten Burroughs (2012). “This Is How: Proven Aid in Overcoming Shyness, Molestation, Fatness, Spinsterhood, Grief, Disease, Lushery, Decrepitude & More. For Young and Old Alike.”, p.195, Macmillan

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