"The flourishing life cannot be achieved until we moderate our desires and see how superficial and fleeting they are."

-- Epictetus

#Desire Quotes #Fleeting Quotes #Superficial Quotes

“We must stop the Tea Party before the United States Senate falls into the hands of extremists and ideologues who leave no room for reason or compromise, who dont recognize common ground even when theyre standing on it.”

Source : Harry Reid's speech at the Democratic National Convention, www.politico.com. September 4, 2012.
“Saving faith is an immediate relation to Christ, accepting, receiving, resting upon Him alone, for justification, sanctification, and eternal life by virtue of God's grace.”
“The larger-than-life thing is definitely what I'm after. I've always drawn dark stories. Occasionally, I'll try a perfect hero, but it's a real stretch for me. I like 'em warts and all, and obsessive and weird.”

Source : Interview with Tasha Robinson, www.avclub.com. December 5, 2001.
“I don't dislike my peers because they're still around and remind me of what I'm doing. I never liked them anyway. I never liked U2, the things they've done over the years.”
“And if we folks have a motto, it's this: 'Don't holler - smile and bide your time.' We've survived a passel of things that way, smiling and biding our time, and we've gotten to be experts at surviving.”
“If I had a kid, and someone had touched my kid, I am sure that if I had a gun or a knife, I would go and stab the person who I supposed touched my kid.”
“I think it's clearly the result of something that looks like a campaign.”
“Kobe was hell-bent on surpassing Jordan as the greatest player in the game. His obsession with Michael was striking. When we played in Chicago that season, I orchestrated a meeting between the two of them, thinking that Michael might help shift Kobeâ€™s attitude toward selfless teamwork. After they shook hands, the first words out of Kobeâ€™s mouth were, â€˜You know I can kick your ***** one on one.â€™”

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