"The most important thing is not victory, the most important thing is don't get defeated."

-- Rickson Gracie

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“I was a devil of a scapegrace in my time.... Father racked his head for days together to find a punishment that I should remember; but it was all no good... bread and water was a welcome change to me from the everyday monotony of potatoes and bread-and-butter. After a sound drubbing followed by half a dayâ€™s fasting, I felt more like laughing than like crying; and, in half a while, all was forgotten and my wickedness began afresh and worse than ever.”

Source : Stijn Streuvels (2005). “The Path of Life”, p.10, 1st World Publishing
“For where shall a man turn who has no money? Where can he go? Wide, wide world, but as narrow as the coins in your hand. Like a tethered goat, so far and no farther. Only money can make the rope stretch, only money.”

Source : Kamala Markandaya (1954). “Nectar in a Sieve: A Novel”
“Luck is not a business model.”

Source : Anthony Bourdain (2010). “Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook”, p.58, A&C Black
“You realize that the first Bryan Ferry album was pretty good although at the time it seemed a bit cheesy.”
“The building was on fire, and it wasnâ€™t my fault.”
“May the simple things be amazing on the journey of your life.”

Source : Song: The Journey of Your Life, Album: Barefoot Blue Jean Night, 2011
“People expect you to change when you become a mother, and of course my priorities changed when I had Violet. She's number one in my life and the best thing that ever happened to me, but I still have fun. I am still myself, but that is made out to seem like I am rebelling against motherhood.”
“I have one major rule: Everybody is right. More specifically, everybody â€” including me â€” has some important pieces of truth, and all of those pieces need to be honored, cherished, and included in a more gracious, spacious, and compassionate embrace.”

Source : Ken Wilber (2004). “The Simple Feeling of Being: Visionary, Spiritual, and Poetic Writings”, p.160, Shambhala Publications

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