"All things are possible until they are proved impossible - and even the impossible may only be so, as of now."

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Source : Pearl S. Buck (2013). “A Bridge for Passing”, p.131, Open Road Media

Pearl S. Buck

#Inspirational Quotes #Life Quotes #Motivational Quotes

“I'll tell you what. I've been in combat. I've seen it, I've been close to it... and if my unit is danger, and I've got a captured guy, and the guy knows where the enemy is, and I'm looking him in the eye, the guy better tell me. That's all I'm gonna tell you. The guy better tell me. If it's life or death, he's going first.”
“Life asks of every individual a contribution, and it is up to that individual to discover what it should be”
“My brain hums with scraps of poetry and madness.”
“It is the height of stupidity to claim that men who for a thousand years have had the power to berate us, to fleece us and to oppress us with impunity, will now agree, with good grace, to be our equals.”
“Entropy is one of the laws of thermodynamics. It's a physical law that says everything in nature is moving from order to disorder. In our lives this same principle is at work. As time moves on, things break down as we make mistakes. This is the 'letdown' every person experiences because of sin. For Christians this concept doesn't end there because we realize God's 'beautiful' mercy and grace restores the order in our lives.”
“If you don't want to see the biggest fool in your life; break your bedroom mirror.”
“The quickest way to a woman's crotch is through her gullet. Can I make you a cake?" Big Al to Pierce, then Rachel.”
“I always loved bluegrass, but there was so much I didn't know about American country music in respect to the origins of this country. It was interesting to see the evolution of it.”

Source : "Clare Bowen, from the Southern Hemisphere to the American South" by Gillian Mohney, www.interviewmagazine.com. October 10, 2012.

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