"I'm naturally an optimist, but my basis for hope is rooted in my understanding of human nature."

-- Al Gore

#Understanding Quotes #Human Nature Quotes #Optimist Quotes

“I think I'm much less self confident today. I actually went through a quite painful period because of that thinking that I was completely hopeless. But I think that's something that we all go through at various times of our lives and it was quite a sustained thing with me.”
“I'm thinking in my head I'd like to have five minutes alone with this guy to get some payback. But you got to keep a level head. You just got to get to the house, search, find anything you can to put these guys away and bring some justice and get some revenge for our brothers who were lost.”
“Lawyers know how to take isolated complaints in a divorce case and build them into one big one.”
“Be not forward, but friendly and courteous; the first to salute, hear and answer; and be not pensive when it is time to converse.”
“I need to solve the problem. It's no different from how am I going to get my son out the door when he needs to go to school. It's a bigger version of that same type of problem.”
“I don't remember killing anyone, I could have done it without knowing it. I am not sure if I did it.”
“I cook British food, but it doesn't mean I'm jingoistic about it. People can cook very good fusion food.”

Source : "Table talk". Interview with Rachel Dixon, www.theguardian.com. August 26, 2008.
“What you are lies with you. If you are lazy, and accept your lot, you may live in it. If you are willing to work, you can write your name anywhere you choose, among the only ones who live beyond the grave in this world, the people who write books that help, make exquisite music, carve statues, paint pictures, and work for others. Never mind the calico dress, and the coarse shoes. Work at you books, and before long you will hear yesterday's tormentors boasting that they were once classmates of yours.”

Source : Gene Stratton-Porter (2013). “The Essential Gene Stratton-Porter Collection”, p.819, eBookIt.com

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