"To begin is no more agony than opening your hand."

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Source : June Jordan (2012). “Directed by Desire: The Collected Poems of June Jordan”, p.11, Copper Canyon Press

June Jordan

#Hands Quotes #Agony Quotes #Opening Quotes

“Ambition or contentment? This simple question led me back to a more balanced view of life and put me in touch with the Me I used to know.”
“What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear. What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer.”
“We had more great times than bad times together, but they've moved on, I've moved on. I have a new team now and I have a new focus.”
“I think it's important that there is a change, especially in fashion. I'm pleased to be part of a 'new breed' of models who perhaps don't exactly fit the status quo.”
“I am the one who got myself fat, who did all the eating. So I had to take full responsibility for it.”
“It is easier to get into something than to get out of it.”

Source : Donald Rumsfeld (2011). “Known and Unknown: A Memoir”, p.45, Penguin
“When you sit face to face with someone who is pleasant, respectful, and polite, you have hard time reminding yourself that nothing he says is true/sincere.”
“When someone builds a bridge, he uses engineers who have been certified as knowing what they are doing. Yet when someone builds you a software program, he has no similar certification, even though your safety may be just as dependent upon that software working as it is upon the bridge supporting your weight.”

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