"I have never had to face anything that could overwhelm the native optimism and stubborn perseverance I was blessed with."

-- Sonia Sotomayor

#Perseverance Quotes #Blessed Quotes #Optimism Quotes

“Just saw a t-shirt at the gym said, body by torture. That's a lot less ironic if you're a political prisoner in the Middle East.”
“Afghanistan had collapsed and everyone's life now lies broken at different levels within the rubble.”

Source : Nadeem Aslam (2008). “The Wasted Vigil”, p.39, Faber & Faber
“The bird of truth would not be able to fly if it weren't for the air of lies we breathe.”
“Simply notice that you're aware. At any given moment, you can choose to follow the chain of thoughts, emotions, and sensations that reinforce a perception of yourself as vulnerable and limited, or to remember that your true nature is pure, unconditioned, and incapable of being harmed.”
“We are even more confident that when President Goodluck Jonathan returns in 2015, women would be talking about 50 percent, no longer 35 percent. As we give him unequivocal, undiluted, unreserved and unlimited support and as we march with him to 2015, PDP women will reach the promised land.”
“I'm truly passionate about basketball. I'm not as passionate about baseball as I am about basketball, but I watch baseball and I watch football. I love sports in general.”
“The sun rises every morning and sheds light, vanquishing the night's darkness. The rooster also rises every morning only, unlike the sun, he simply makes noise. But the darkness of the night is dispelled by sunshine, not by the rooster's crowing. The world can use more light and less noise. Wherever I can, I want to be light.”
“Love is stupid. It has nothing to do with reason. You love whomever you love.”

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