"The resistance and the degree of the resistance to the natural phenomenon of life causes tremendous suffering."

-- Hubert Selby, Jr.

#Suffering Quotes #Degrees Quotes #Resistance Quotes

“Our virtues are made by love, and our sins caused by the lack of it.”

Source : "Bowl of Saki".
“I've never told anyone this. But I suffer from terrible stage fright. True. You can't tell though, can you? Unbelievable, the panic. I nearly die of fear before I go on stage. Something wicked. I can't eat a thing the day before a gig. It'd make me vomit.”
“I don't like inherited wealth.”
“Taking delight in random encounters that come our way is a wonderful reminder that God is in control.”

Source : Mel Lawrenz (2008). “Jubilee: Everything is Different Starting Now”, p.53, Gospel Light Publications
“I always feel that there are no final victories and no final defeats. But it's true that America is in a hole right now. There are a lot of dead fish in the water.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“It's a lovely answer and takes me entirely by surprise. I hadn't realized we were having a serious conversation, or I think I would've given a better reply when he asked me.”
“In inorganic chemistry the radicals are simple; in organic chemistry they are compounds—that is the sole difference.”
“Patience does not mean to passively endure. It means to be farsighted enough to trust the end result of a process. What does patience mean? It means to look at the thorn and see the rose, to look at the night and see the dawn. Impatience means to be so shortsighted as to not be able to see the outcome. The lovers of God never run out of patience, for they know that time is needed for the crescent moon to become full.”

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