"Survival is as much a matter of grace as fight. The expression, 'grace under pressure' implies the attainment of equanimity and equilibrium. The fundamental durability of the human body surprises us because the pain can be so intense - yet pain is often transient and hides the tremendous effforts the body is engaged in to heal itself."

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Source : Gretel Ehrlich (1995). “A Match to the Heart: One Woman's Story of Being Struck By Lightning”, p.86, Penguin

Gretel Ehrlich

#Pain Quotes #Fighting Quotes #Expression Quotes

“I wasn't popular in the home office because I wasn't chicken. I'm just a risk taker. I have gut instincts.”
“Everybody in Hollywood was in Around the World in 80 Days. If you weren't, you left town and made up an excuse.”
“People who read are people who dream, and we connect through the stories we live and tell and read.”
“Some members of Congress are among the best actors in the world.”

Source : Shirley Chisholm (2010). “Unbought and Unbossed: Expanded 40th Anniversary Edition”, p.119, Take Root Media
“Pain is only bearable if we know it will end, not if we deny it exists.”
“Indeed, the whole human species is endangered, by nuclear weapons or by other means of wholesale destruction which further advances in science are likely to produce.”
“This is the essential element that cannot be measured by any analysis or device, and I believe it's at the heart of success in all things: the power of intuition and the ability to harness and use it like a master.”
“When it comes to setting national priorities, determining threats, defining challenges, and fashioning and implementing foreign and defense policies, the United States and Europe have parted ways.”

Source : Robert Kagan (2007). “Of Paradise and Power: America and Europe in the New World Order”, p.4, Vintage

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