"Joy, when it is excessive, overcomes as much as grief."

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Source : Vittorio Alfieri (1821). “Tragedies”, p.265

Vittorio Alfieri

#Grief Quotes #Joy Quotes #Overcoming Quotes

“I am so excited about Canadians ruling the world.”
“Just because you "liked" my picture, doesn't mean you shouldn't call me and ask me how I'm doing. You know what's funny? If you ever owe someone a call, and it's something you're trying to avoid, notice how many times they "like" your photos until you call them back. It's an alarm, and people abuse that. They know you can see that. They know you'll see their name.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“You are a success when you have made friends with your past, are focused on the present, and are optimistic about your future”
“Self-discipline is a form of freedom. Freedom from laziness and lethargy, freedom from the expectations and demands of others, freedom from weakness and fear-and doubt. Self-discipline allows a pitcher to feel his individuality, his inner strength, his talent. He is master of, rather than a slave to, his thoughts and emotions.”
“Dr. Lecter would have more sustenance on the spacecraft from Alien because there are more people to eat. I think he'd get hungry after a while in the Overlook - I can't imagine him eating canned food.”
“The independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked-up with the total liberation of the African Continent”

Source : Kwame Nkrumah (1968). “Dark days in Ghana”, Lawrence & Wishart
“It sounded weird to hear you talk so much; normally you only said a few words at a time. I'd never imagined that you'd have a story, too. Until that moment, you were just the kidnapper. You didn't have reasons for anything. You were stupid and evil and mentally ill. That was all. When you started talking, you started changing.”

Source : Lucy Christopher (2014). “Stolen”, p.76, Scholastic Inc.
“We talked to a lot of filmmakers who had worked on other anthologies and we looked at every anthology, and we wanted to just find a different way [for Tales of Halloween]. And being that unity was what the whole spirit of the project was - unity and friendship and community.”

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