"It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen."

-- Muhammad Ali

#Life Quotes #Motivational Quotes #Believe Quotes

“I may have a feather duster down my pants.”
“I think you take a job, you owe it as much passion as the job itself demands. And most jobs demand that you be totally committed.”
“Themistocles being asked whether he would rather be Achilles or Homer, said, "Which would you rather be, a conqueror in the Olympic games, or the crier that proclaims who are conquerors?”
“I was discharged from the army for idiocy and officially certified by a special commission as an idiot. I'm an official idiot.”

Source : Jaroslav Hašek (1993). “The Good Soldier Švejk and His Fortunes in the World War”
“There's no such thing as civilization. The word just means the art of living in cities.”
“After his kisses and hugs it feels like without them my body will fall apart into pieces.”
“I haven't left my house in days. I watch the news channels incessantly. All the news stories are about the election; all the commercials are Viagra and Cialis. Election, erection, election, erection! Either way we're screwed!”
“So I found myself telling my own stories. It was strange: as I did it I realised how much we get shaped by our stories. It's like the stories of our lives make us the people we are. If someone had no stories, they wouldn't be human, wouldn't exist. And if my stories had been different I wouldn't be the person I am.”

Source : John Marsden (2001). “The Night is for Hunting”, p.201, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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