"Life isn't a straightforward climb up the ladder. It can take a few slips to really gain perspective."

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Kate Jacobs

#Perspective Quotes #Ladders Quotes #Gains Quotes

“The love of possession is a desease with them.”
“The river moves, but it follows a path. When it tires of one journey, it rubs through some rock to forge a new way. Hard work, but that's its nature.”
“In order to provide the German housewife, above all mothers of many children...with tangible relief from her burdens, the Fuhrer has commissioned me to bring into the Reich from the eastern territories some four to five hundred thousand select, healthy, and strong girls.”

Source : "Inside the Third Reich: Memoirs" by Albert Speer, (p. 221), 1970.
“Life may not be perfect, at least it offered moments that were perfect enough.”

Source : "Say Goodbye: An FBI Profiler Novel". Book by Lisa Gardner, 2008.
“Iran stands behind a substantial number of terrorist actions against us, together with Hizballah and the Islamic Jihad. It pretends to care for the Palestinians.”
“Celebrities say they date other celebrities because they have the same job. But I think they just like dating famous people. Celebrities attract each other, like cattle.”
“I guess I worry about weird existential things, like how do we spend our final act. This is a very emotional question. I can't answer it without crying. I think, You're 56 years old, what did you do? You raised two good kids. What am I going to do now that is as meaningful as that? I don't know the answer yet.”
“Comfort is the god of our generation, so suffering is seen as a problem to be solved, and not a providence from God.”

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