"But youth has a future. The closer he came to graduation, the more his heart beat. He said to himself: â€œThis is still not life, this is only the preparation for life."

-- Nikolai Gogol

#Heart Quotes #Preparation Quotes #Youth Quotes

“Success is a tale of obstacles overcome, and for every obstacle overcome, an excuse not used.”
“The life of the nation is shot through with a certain falseness and hypocrisy, which are all the more tragic because they are so often subconscious rather than deliberate ... The soul of the people is putrescent, and until that becomes regenerate and clean, no good work can be done.”
“I respect the Kennedy family. I respect their service. They do a tremendous amount of good. You don't blame the children for the sins of the father and all of that.”

Source : "Bernie Goldberg Explains Why We Should Be Thanking Rich Americans". "The O'Reilly Factor", www.foxnews.com. December 13, 2010.
“One person can take papers, photograph them without getting excited, return them, and give them away without any scruples; while someone else has to overcome an enormous obstacle.”
“Across all of the universe of creative lying, whether you believe in the art of it or the entertainment of it, or both, a certain foundation in the basics allows you to kind of jump out into the unknown.”
“I'm one of those people who really wants to do everything. And if I had enough time, I really would.”

Source : "Ashley Johnson Talks Spooked, How She Got Involved, the Shooting Process, and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. June 03, 2014.
“Be very strong... be very methodical in your life if you want to be a champion.”
“Both religions and musicals work best with energetic and committed believers. Cynicism or detachment would have destroyed the magic - something true of religion, too.”

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