"There are those... who enter the world in such poverty that they are deprived of both the means and the motivation to improve their lot. Unless these unfortunates can be touched with the spark which ignites the spirit of individual enterprise and determination, they will only sink back into renewed apathy, degradation and despair. It is for us, who are more fortunate, to provide that spark."

-- Aga Khan IV

#Determination Quotes #Motivation Quotes #Mean Quotes

“It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for powers equal to our tasks, to go forward with a great desire forever beating at the door of our hearts as we travel toward our distant goal.”
“Marriage is one of the most sacred human institutions. I asked our Senators, as many South Dakotans have done, to protect marriage as a union between a man and a woman.”
“And I think there's something about conservatives frankly - and the Left, when it comes to their channels of persuasion, are unpersuasive. They are, most of them are hate-filled, obscenity-clogged rants of anger and hatred.”
“We don't have to start all over again and try to keep the slate clean. There is no more slate.”
“He was a man who wrote, who interpreted the world. Wisdom grew out of being handed just the smallest sliver of emotion. A glance could lead to paragraphs of theory.”
“What I didn't foresee in 2005 was the rise of the post-PC, which are all these tablets now. These are the things that actually will probably be the end of the consoles.”
“I'm learning new levels of patience, perseverance and desire,”

Source : "Scaling the epic El Capitan: friends look to the finish in world's toughest climb" by Peter Beaumont, www.theguardian.com. January 9, 2015.
“I like pressure. If I am not on the edge of failure, I'm not being sufficiently challenged.”

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