"I spent 34 months on the battleship Alabama, South Dakota-class. I was a gun captain. First we went to Russia for about 11 months with the British convoys. Then we were up in Norway and Scandinavia."

-- Bob Feller

#Gun Quotes #Russia Quotes #Class Quotes

“Ask yourself what makes you come alive.”

Source : "Oprah Gives Inspiring Commencement Speech to Harvard" by Derrick Bryson Taylor, www.essence.com. May, 31, 2013.
“I felt impotent and out of control, which I really, really hate. I had to find sanctuary in a place where I could gather my thoughts and regain my strength.”
“One can beg, buy, be presented with and find love in the streets, but it can never be stolen.”
“I don't know what to do with it. I'm very fortunate to have it, and it gives you room to maneuver. But the main thing about having money is it means you don't have to worry about it. And that for me is a lovely thing. It's not for fast cars and hookers.”
“Once an individual is given a taste of the gratification that comes from triumph, and the tools to bring it about, they will spend a lifetime in its ongoing pursuit.”
“People often say that 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder,' and I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder. This empowers us to find beauty in places where others have not dared to look, including inside ourselves.”
“One could say that in case of need, every normal and healthy woman is able to hold a position. And there is no profession which cannot be practiced by a woman.”

Source : Edith Stein (2012). “Edith Stein Essays on Woman”, p.10, ICS Publications
“No one who loves life can ignore literature, and no one who loves literature can ignore life.”

Source : Laura Esquivel, Stephen A. Lytle (2000). “Between Two Fires: Intimate Writings on Life, Love, Food & Flavor”, Crown Pub

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