"I discovered early that the hardest thing to overcome is not a physical disability but the mental condition which it induces. The world, I found, has a way of taking a man pretty much at his own rating. If he permits his loss to make him embarrassed and apologetic, he will draw embarrassment from others. But if he gains his own respect, the respect of those around him comes easily."

-- Alexander P. de Seversky

#Respect Quotes #Loss Quotes #Men Quotes

“If there were no cherry blossoms in this world How much more tranquil our hearts would be in spring.”
“SF is the literature of the theoretically possible, and F is the literature of the impossible.”

Source : Interview with Dag R., www.sffworld.com. June 5, 2000.
“I don't plan a career. That doesn't work for me. I just have to go with my gut.”
“People don't come out for book events. They want to feel an emotion and be entertained.”
“An emcee is a Master of Ceremonies. If you're an emcee, and I am an emcee... I rhyme, you know what I mean? I do things for my fans that still appreciate me, let them know what's coming.”

Source : Source: www.hiphopcanada.com
“I think it's really hard to be joyful. I work hard at it. I always feel like it's a choice. You can be joyful or you can be depressed, and there just doesn't seem to be any future in depression.”
“People always ask me about career choices, though it rarely ever seems like any kind of choice. It's just like, I really want to do something, this is what I can do, and that's it. I'm lucky to be doing this at all.”
“The GOP of old has grown stale and moss-covered. I don't think we need to name any names, do we? Our party is encumbered by an inconsistent approach to freedom. The new GOP will need to embrace liberty in both the economic and the personal sphere.”

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