"Maybe as times get worse we get better. Our pain makes us feel other people's too; our fear lets us practice valor; we are tense, and tender as well. And among the things we can no longer afford are things we never really wanted anyway..."

-- Nancy Gibbs

#Pain Quotes #Fear Quotes #Practice Quotes

“Earl Scruggs wears two finger picks and a thumb pick, and by alternating them, he can play about as fast as he wants. So it's this action. You know, you couldn't move one finger that fast, but all three, it's pretty easy, and it's kind of an incredible leap.”
“Sweat your prayers, dance your pain, and move on.”
“That is true plenty, not to have, but not to want riches.”
“If you want to create wealth, it is imperative that you believe that you are at the steering wheel of life, especially your financial life.”
“how absurd human beings are and how magnificent.”
“I try not to take things too personally, because most of the time, people aren't even thinking about anyone else but themselves.”
“This is what Christianity is. We believe the Old Testament, but ours is more like Federal Express. You have to obey laws.”
“A number of studies of homeless youth in big cities put forth a startling statistic: Depending on the study, somewhere between 30 and 40 percent of homeless youths identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.”

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