"People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar."

-- Nhat Hanh

#Moving On Quotes #Depression Quotes #Letting Go Quotes

“Never before has man had such a great capacity to control his own environment, to end hunger, poverty and disease, to banish illiteracy and human misery. We have the power to make the best generation of mankind in the history of the world.”
“Problems, however, are rarely solved on the spur of the moment. They must be organized and dissected, then key issues isolated and defined. A period of gestation then sets in, during which these issues are mulled over. You put them in your mind and consciously or unconsciously work at them at odd hours of the day or night - even at work. It is somewhat analogous to trying to place a name on the face of someone you've met before. Often the solution to a problem comes to you in much the same way you eventually recall the name.”
“The basis of optimism is sheer terror.”
“There are no coincidences. Just miracles by the boatload.”

Source : Clare Vanderpool (2013). “Navigating Early”, p.31, Delacorte Books for Young Readers
“The instructed man is ashamed to pronounce in an Orphic manner what everybody knows, and because he is silent people think he is making fun of them.”

Source : Van Wyck Brooks (1958). “From a writer's notebook”
“When God forgives, He at once restores.”
“One compromise here, another there and soon enough the so-called Christian and the man in the world look the same.”
“Listen, I would love to win an Emmy at some stage or another. I can't pretend not to.”

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