"Although you may not always be able to avoid difficult situations,you can modify the extent to which you can suffer by how you choose to respond to the situation."

-- Dalai Lama

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“It's always a treat to have something that lets me explore a different period. I do try to be a stickler, as much as I can, but luckily the writers are, as well.”
“Doing begets more doing. It sounds simple, but Iâ€™m a firm believer that action can solve so many worries, and just powering through, no matter what, can give you the confidence you need when you feel like youâ€™ve got nothing to offer.”
“The return of Jesus will be personal, physical, visible and glorious.”
“It is that happy stretch of time when the lovers set to chronicling their passion. When no glance, no tone of voice is so fleeting but it shines with significance. When each moment, each perception is brought out with care, unfolded like a precious gem from its layers of the softest tissue paper and laid in front of the beloved â€” turned this way and that, examined, considered.”

Source : Ahdaf Soueif (2012). “The Map of Love”, p.95, Bloomsbury Publishing
“The wisest thing you'll ever do in this life is to draw close to God and to seek Him with all your heart.”
“I love listening to Lil' Wayne, Drake, and Eminem to get me fired up!”
“I think it's about time people stopped judging women on their appearance and more on their intellect. Like you can appreciate my style without having to appreciate my weight. It's not actually mutually exclusive. I just get frustrated because just because I exist in this shape doesn't mean that I'm like advocating it,”

Source : "Alexa Chung on Body Image: 'Just Because I Exist in this Shape Doesn't Mean I'm Advocating It'". Interview with Hayley Phelan, fashionista.com. October 12, 2012.
“Lee Morgan used to stand behind me when I was playing a ballad and he'd be hollering, "Play the pretty notes, man, play the pretty notes." I thought I was playing the pretty notes, but you know, things like that help you to reach a little further.”

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