"They only the victory win, Who have fought the good fight and have vanquished the demon that tempts us within; Who have held to their faith unseduced by the prize that the world holds on high; Who have dared for a high cause to suffer, resist, fight -- if need be, to die."

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Source : William Wetmore Story (1856). “Monologues and lyrics”, p.178

William Wetmore Story

#Fighting Quotes #Winning Quotes #Suffering Quotes

“We have to convince people that the handouts â€“ just taking a few little handouts, where you have a subsistent living, where you never grow, just get a little check and a few food stamps, it will keep you on the plantation for the rest of your life, thatâ€™s not a life. Thatâ€™s not living. It is not good enough. It is not acceptable. We have to educate our people that that is no longer good. You have to get off the plantation, off the government plantation,”
“Truthfully, my films don't get funded, they get adopted - and are made thanks to the generosity of others.”

Source : Source: blogs.indiewire.com
“Man is not made for defeat.”
“Diana felt she was beginning to understand why, in all those novels she read, the headiest loves were the loves that couldn't be.”

Source : "The Luxe". Book by Anna Godbersen, 2007.
“Action is the parent of results; dormancy, the brooding mother of discontent.”
“I'll tell you something: my dad was a nuclear engineer and he was really bright, and I've always said that because of negotiating at such a young age with my dad, it was really such a gift because I could then negotiate with very difficult personalities - and not end up being the scapegoat. I learned to really pick and choose my battles.”

Source : "BRIDGING TV & THEATRE: Faith Prince & DROP DEAD DIVA - Plus Laurents, Robbins, MAME, GYPSY & More!". Interview with Pat Cerasaro, www.broadwayworld.com. August 14, 2011.
“I wasn't a very good teacher.”

Source : "Amos Lee sings of love, loss and hope". Interview with Denise Quan, www.cnn.com. January 18, 2011.
“The python dropped his head lightly for a moment on Mowgli's shoulders. "A brave heart and a courteous tongue," said he. "They shall carry thee far through the jungle, manling. But now go hence quickly with thy friends. Go and sleep, for the moon sets and what follows it is not well that thou shouldst see.”

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