"Serenity comes from the ability to say â€œYesâ€ to existence. Courage comes from the ability to say â€œNoâ€ to the wrong choices made by others."

-- Ayn Rand

#Choices Quotes #Serenity Quotes #Made Quotes

“I have been able to travel all over the country and see many places that I probably never would have visited. I have also participated in many charity events for worthy causes.”
“He was the unloving father that I never had, but I still craved his acceptance.”
“My wife, who does not like journalizing, said it was leaving myself embowelled to posterity--a good strong figure. But I think itis rather leaving myself embalmed. It is certainly preserving myself.”
“Let us impart all the blessings we possess, or ask for ourselves, to the whole family of mankind.”
“There can be no doubt but that he who has the most materials has the greatest means of invention...”

Source : Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone (1809). “The Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds”, p.159
“The day is past when schools could afford to give sufficient time and attention to the teaching of the ancient languages to enable the student to get that enjoyment out of classical literature that made the lives of our grandfathers so rich.”
“Whatever the Holy Spirit prompts a true Christian to do for the glory of God, He allures him to do in a modest way, and with a disposition of indescribable tenderness.”

Source : "Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers". Book by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, p.321, 1895.
“The first suicide bombing that entered my consciousness was the Beirut embassy bombing. It was very personal. I'd been in the embassy and I knew most of the people in the station who were killed in the bombing. So you take the personal aspect of it and the mystery of who the bomber was and the fact that a small group of people could drive us out of a country that was absolutely key to the United States, and what was behind this... The fact that they've been able to hide the embassy bombers' identities for all these years tells me we're up against a very capable movement.”

Source : "Bad News Baer". Interview With Dave Gilson, www.motherjones.com. July 5, 2006.

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