"Everybody has a tragedy or two in their lives."

-- Dave Pelzer

#Two Quotes #Tragedy Quotes

“You gotta fight. You gotta get out the negative energy. Don't let it build up. You end up screaming at each other over something totally stupid, like, 'Well, why'd you put this spoon in this drawer then?' 'Just to p-s you off, that's why! I got spoons hidden all over this house! Keep it up, and your napkin rings are gonna start disappearing.'”
“Self-awareness involves deep personal honesty. It comes from asking and answering hard questions.”

Source : Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill (1995). “First Things First”, p.145, Simon and Schuster
“Success is a project that's always under construction.”
“But the greatest menace to our civilization today is the conflict between giant organized systems of self-righteousness - each system only too delighted to find that the other is wicked - each only too glad that the sins give it the pretext for still deeper hatred and animosity.”

Source : Herbert Butterfield (1953). “Christianity, Diplomacy and War”, London : Epworth Press
“The biggest challenge of being a pastry chef is that, unlike other types of chefs, you can't throw things together at a farmer's market. When you're working with baking powder and a formula, you have to be exact. If not, things can go wrong.”
“I have a lot on my plate. I'm not going to lie about it, I'm tired. I'm really tired but I'm also very happy with my life.”

Source : "Victoria Beckham Hits Out at Critics Accusing Her of Looking Gaunt and Miserable". www.mirror.co.uk. February 19, 2012.
“Read the classics one hour every day, drunk or sober. Reading the classics gives one a feeling of confidence. It familiarizes one with the vagaries of life. It shows one that there are really no new plots.”
“Experience has taught me that what you love, you should love all the harder because someday it will be gone.”

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