"I think sharks are beautiful creatures, and I don't think we should stop going in the ocean because of them. You drive down the road and you get in an accident, but most people end up driving down the road again. Surfing is you're going into their home and it's just a natural part of life."

-- Bethany Hamilton

#Beautiful Quotes #Ocean Quotes #Home Quotes

“I intentionally leave adults out in my stories, not to say that they're not in charge or that they don't care, or that they're failing at what they do. Not at all. It's two things: It's a way to be true to what adolescence feels like, because, okay, your parents may be around, but you still don't want them to be around. What you go through, you go through alone, I think.”
“The key to a nice-looking lawn is a good mower. I recommend one who is muscular and shirtless.”
“Aggression unopposed becomes a contagious disease.”
“I believe that it is my job not only to write books but to have them published. A book is like a child. You have to defend the life of a child.”
“When a man marries, dies, or turns Hindu, his best friends hear no more of him.”
“I often ask myself: "What would Theodore Roosevelt do?" One can never know, of course. The ultimate contribution of consequential leaders is often their capacity to reframe issues in novel ways. That said, his leadership engaged, at a foundational level, whether the American "national character" would accept decline and mediocrity, or would go all-in for leadership and excellence. Amid the myriad of otherwise disconnected issues before us, that choice is emerging yet again.”
“Perpetually is the servant either the recipient of a blessing from Allaah, in which case he is need of gratitude; or he is the perpetrator of sin, in which case he is in need of repentance; he is always moving from one blessing to another and is always is in need of repentance.”
“You cannot be afraid to speak up and speak out for what you believe. You have to have courage, raw courage.”

Source : Twitter post from Jul 16, 2014

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