"When the man is at home, his standing in society is well known and quietly taken; but when he is abroad, it is problematical, and is dependent on the success of his manners."

-- Ralph Waldo Emerson

#Relationship Quotes #Taken Quotes #Home Quotes

“I put myself under immense pressure.”

Source : Interview with Rosanna Greenstreet, www.theguardian.com. August 17, 2012.
“I mean, I take that with the biggest amount of pride there could possibly be because I have so many idols of gymnasts that were before me. I think having perspective now on how hard it is for all of the starts to line up for something like that to happen, I'm just very proud of that moment and that whole atmosphere.”
“I had a simple goal in life: to be true to my parents and our country as an honorable son, a caring brother, and a good citizen.”

Source : Inauguration speech of His Excellency Benigno Aquino III, President of the Philippines, at Quirino Grandstand in Manila (translated from Filipino), newsinfo.inquirer.net. June 30, 2010.
“Everything breaks; the only things that last are things you're willing to fix.”
“Often my very first flash of colour recognition, before it has been processed by the rest of the information in my brain, is the right one.”
“Work freely and rollickingly as though you were talking to a friend who loves you. Mentally (at least three or four times a day) thumb your nose at all know-it-alls, jeerers, critics, doubters.”
“I am an Indian and a painter, that's all.”
“I didn't jump a lot of trees because I didn't like heights. I liked getting a mirror and walking around with it facing the sky. I'd imagine I was walking in the tops of the trees and falling into the sky, or walking up the stairs whilst going down.”

Source : Interview with Hector de la Manzana, believermag.com. March 1, 2003.

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