"it is the sum of small things successfully done that lifts a life out of bondage to the humdrum."

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Source : Dorothea Brande (2013). “Wake Up and Live!: A Formula for Success That Really Works!”, p.40, Penguin

Dorothea Brande

#Done Quotes #Bondage Quotes #Humdrum Quotes

“Dancing up the full moon Round some fair new altar Trample the soft blossoms of fine grass.”
“Rely on the ordinary virtues that intelligent, balanced human beings have relied on for centuries: common sense, thrift, realistic expectations, patience, and perseverance.”

Source : John C. Bogle (2010). “Common Sense on Mutual Funds”, p.112, John Wiley & Sons
“The very idea of carrying my memory into eternity devastated me, and I took refuge in atheism.”
“There seems to be more comedy for comedy's sake”
“What is required of a working hypothesis is a fine capacity for discrimination”
“A new sickness invaded Jerry, the sickness of knowing what he had become, another animal, another beast, another violent person in a violent world, inflicting damage, not disturbing the universe but damaging it.”

Source : Robert Cormier (2013). “The Chocolate War”, p.254, Knopf Books for Young Readers
“Our whole dream for our home was for it to be an artist's haven. So there are paint supplies; there's a piano with a microphone and a recorder right there to capture things right in the second. There's editing equipment. There are cameras. I think the only thing in our house that people would be surprised by is the efficiency.”
“I knew I was going bald when it was taking longer and longer to wash my face.”

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