"The Haitians, who knew something about suffering and survival, had a beautiful phrase... The Translation is not perfect, but the nut of it was: 'The season of pain is never over until the sky begins to cry."

-- Rick Bragg

#Beautiful Quotes #Pain Quotes #Nuts Quotes

“We want a better America, an America that will give its citizens, first of all, a higher and higher standard of living so that no child will cry for food in the midst of plenty.”

Source : The New Republic, Volume 115, p. 379, 1946.
“And do not be paralyzed. It is better to move than to be unable to move, because you fear loss so much: loss of order, loss of security, loss of predictability.”

Source : Judith Guest (1982). “Ordinary People”, p.242, Penguin
“But my memories are like a fire in winterâ€”whenever I'm cold I can warm my hands at them. â€”Ditta”
“I grew up in a family that despised displays of strong emotion, rage in particular. We stewed. We sulked. When arguments did occur, they were full-scale conniptions, and we regarded them as family failings.”
“There's great value to knitting or digging up your garden or chopping up vegetables for soup, because you're taking some time away from turning the pages, answering your emails, talking to people on the phone, and you're letting your brain process whatever is stuck up in there.”

Source : "What I've Learned: Representative Chellie Pingree (D, Maine)" by Cal Fussman, www.esquire.com. October 26, 2010.
“Violence is for those who have lost their imagination.”
“We are like boxers, one never knows how much longer one has”
“Iran also has an extensive missile development programme. Iranian officials declare that the range of their modified Shahab-3 missiles is 2,000km, putting allied countries such as Turkey, Greece, Romania, and Bulgaria within reach.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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