"It takes a while to grasp that not all failures are self-imposed, the result of ignorance, carelessness or inexperience. It takes a while to grasp that a garden isn't a testing ground for character and to stop asking, what did I do wrong? Maybe nothing."

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Source : Eleanor Perenyi (2010). “Green Thoughts: A Writer in the Garden”, p.65, Modern Library

Eleanor Perenyi

#Ignorance Quotes #Character Quotes #Garden Quotes

“Unlike the boundaries of the sea by the shorelines, the "ocean of air" laps at the border of every state, city, town and home throughout the world.”
“Every day I work my guts out in training, every match I play my heart out.”
“Link Wray is the all-time legend.”
“I'm such a fan of Idina Menzel! I think she's made a wonderful career in this business. I love her so much, and any role she's played, I'd love to be able to follow in her footsteps.”
“A childish soul not inoculated with compulsory prayer is a soul open to any religious infection.”

Source : Alexander Cockburn (1988). “Corruptions of Empire: Life Studies & the Reagan Era”, p.15, Verso
“We neither laugh alone, nor weep alone, why then should we pray alone?”

Source : Anna Letitia Barbauld, Lucy Aikin (1825). “The works of Anna Laetitia Barbauld: in two volumes”, p.420
“If you're someone people count on, particularly in difficult moments, that's a sign of a life lived honorably.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I truly believe that all power corrupts. Such is probably the thinking behind every political film ever made in Hollywood.”

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