"There are people who think that we cannot rule ourselves because the few times we tried, we failed, as if all the others who rule themselves today got it right the first time. It is like telling a crawling baby who tries to walk, and then falls back on his buttocks, to stay there. As if the adults walking past him did not crawl, once"

-- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

#Baby Quotes #Fall Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“It's a tough thing, to know what to do about a war that deep in your gut you feel is wrong and yet watch your peers going off to fight in that war.”
“Increase your bets when you are confident and scale down your positions when you don't have conviction.”
“Very interested in any technology that can help create a safer and more secure America.”
“Work hard, learn all you can, and never miss the chance to connect with someone new.”
“Tell the story that's in your heart, and don't hold back. Write a book the reader will want to melt into.”
“The artist is always a servant, and is perpetually trying to pay for the gift that has been given to him as if by miracle. Modern man, however, does not want to make any sacrifice, even though true affirmation of self can only be expressed in sacrifice.”
“In life, the things that go wrong are often the very things that lead to other things going right.”

Source : "Arianna Huffington Speaks To The Nightingale School’s Senior Class Of 2012", www.huffingtonpost.com. June 20, 2012.
“Though we may not always be able to avoid pain, we can choose how much we suffer.”

Source : Judy Tatelbaum (2013). “You Don't Have to Suffer: A Handbook for Moving Beyond Life's Crises”, p.15, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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