"Want is a bitter and a hateful good, Because its virtues are not understood; Yet many things, impossible to thought, Have been by need to full perfection brought. The daring of the soul proceeds from thence, Sharpness of wit, and active diligence; Prudence at once, and fortitude it gives; And, if in patience taken, mends our lives."

-- John Dryden

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“There is no life for girls in team sports past Little League. I got into tennis when I realized this, and because I thought golf would be too slow for me, and I was too scared to swim.”
“A woman is a creature that's always shopping.”
“I'm part of that generation that grew up watching TV, and being an actor was all about being on TV or being in films.”
“But there is only one person I blame for getting shafted, and that's myself. I went into the deal which I thought would secure the future of Orange Aids with culpable impetuosity. I had been used to doing business on a handshake and my work of honour, and I made the error of actually believing what the men in the pin-striped suits told me.”

Source : "Two Speed World: The Impact of Explosive and Gradual Change". Book by Terry Lloyd, 2010.
“Derive happiness in oneself from a good day's work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds us.”
“Everyone is a comedy. If people are laughing at you, they just don't quite understand the joke that is themselves.”

Source : Matt Haig (2013). “The Humans: A Novel”, p.261, Simon and Schuster
“You find your strengths and play them up.”

Source : "Kate Upton Wants To Move From Cheesecake Modeling To High-fashion Catwalks" by Elizabeth Snead, www.hollywoodreporter.com. July 11, 2012.
“Busyness does not mean you are a faithful or fruitful Christian. It only means you are busy, just like everyone else.”

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