"Optimism and pessimism are mere matters of optics, of how you look at things, and that can change from day to day, or with a new prescription for your glasses - or with a new set of ideological filters."

-- George Weigel

#Glasses Quotes #Optimism Quotes #Matter Quotes

“No matter who you are, what you've accomplished, what your financial situation is - when you're dealing with a parent with Alzheimer's, you yourself feel helpless. The parent can't work, can't live alone, and is totally dependent, like a toddler. As the disease unfolds, you don't know what to expect.”
“I wanted to write literature that pushed people into their lives rather than helping people escape from them.”
“I stepped into the martial arts movie market when I was only 16.”
“I'm always shocked when actors have diva-esque behavior.”
“My biggest fear of death is to come back reincarnated”
“For the human mind is seldom at stay: If you do not grow better, you will most undoubtedly grow worse.”

Source : Samuel Richardson (2014). “Delphi Complete Works of Samuel Richardson (Illustrated)”, p.6833, Delphi Classics
“It's hard for me to believe that a human being could have done what I've done, but I know that I did it.”
“I'm happy to be reminded that an ordinary day full of nothing but nothingness can make you feel like you've won the lottery.”

Source : "Snow Day" by Susan Orlean, www.newyorker.com. January 12, 2011.

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