"When I finished my term, I thought about running for governor then but decided not to because, frankly, I didn't think I was ready. I wasn't comfortable that I was prepared to do the job."

-- Ben Chandler

#Running Quotes #Jobs Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“I think Carl Jung said, you know, I'm gonna paraphrase it badly, but, so much of what we fall in love with in other people is a potential in us that's ready to be realized. We're projecting onto them this amazing thing, but really it's us, and we're very close to integrating it and claiming it. If we do claim it, then we can just love somebody for who they are with all their flaws, but if we don't take that projection back, then we keep wanting them to have that. Then you just realize we're all screwed, that's how it works.”

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“I learned the power of storytelling and the responsibility that people with influence have to speak out”
“I will be unneeded, and gladly so, when you realize that the vitality and reinforcement and joy are your own, and rise from the fountain of your own beings; when you realize that you do not need me for protection, for there is nothing you need protect yourself against.”
“Make a decision! Failure to act is often the biggest failure of all.”
“I dont walk around feeling like Im successful. I feel like I did well.”
“Be wise in the use of time. The question in life is not "how much time do we have?" The question is "what shall we do with it?"”
“Then on to all the terrific american songwriters, from Tin Pan Alley to the Beatles, from Bob Dylan to Paul Simon. Whoever wrote and sang in the song form I have appreciated.”
“I get hoes like acorns falling out of trees.”

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