"Yet the evil still increased, and, like the parasite of barnacles on a ship, if it did not destroy the structure, it obstructed its fair, comfortable progress in the path of life."

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Source : William Banting (1864). “Letter on Corpulence: Addressed to the Public”, p.13

William Banting

#Evil Quotes #Progress Quotes #Ships Quotes

“Be happy with what you have and are, be generous with both, and you won't have to hunt for happiness.”
“Any one who chooses will set up for a literary critic, though he cannot tell us where he went to school, or how much time was spent in his education, and knows nothing about letters at all.”
“Whether your life is happy or not is your own choice. Many people think I can't live a normal life because I don't have arms or legs. I could choose to believe that and give up trying. I could stay at home and wait for others to take care of me. Instead, I choose to believe that I can do anything, and I always try to do things my own way. I choose to be happy. I am happy because I am always thankful.”
“The interceptions and two fumbles? Those just happened at the wrong time.”
“Tension is wonderful for making people laugh.”
“You get help at the gym. No one complains about that. You get help from your trainer. That's commonplace, and I think we need to spend more time doing that with mental help. You know, a lot of us have issues that we don't work on and we don't deal with, and I try. I try my utmost.”
“Sometimes the only way to win is to die trying.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“I'm a sorcerer because I start with nothing, and then, eventually, there is something. And I touch you, I move you, I make you laugh or cry, and you believe in what's happening on the screen, although I always show it's invented.”

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