"I pant for retirement and leisure, but am doomed to inexpressible and almost unsupportable hurry."

-- Sarah Siddons

#Retirement Quotes #Leisure Quotes

“I usually never, ever get nervous before a regular show. But a TV show? I'm always nervous because you know you gotta nail that song.”
“What can you do. You get a name, you're called 'Thomas Bernhard', and it stays that way for the rest of your life. And if at some point you go for a walk in the woods, and someone takes a photo of you, then for the next eighty years you're always walking in the woods. There's nothing you can do about it.”
“Both tolerance and respect are empty virtues until we actually understand whatever it is we are supposed to be tolerating or respecting.”
“The belief that happiness has to be deserved has led to centuries of pain, guilt, and deception. So firmly have we clung to this single, illusory belief that we've almost forgotten the real truth about happiness. So busy are we trying to deserve happiness that we no longer have much time for ideas such as: Happiness is natural, happiness is a birthright, happiness is free, happiness is a choice, happiness is within, and happiness is being. The moment you believe that happiness has to be deserved, you must toil forevermore.”
“I believe that no matter how many mistakes weÂ’ve made; how badly weÂ’ve really, really screwed up; how old, worn out, or dejected weÂ’ve become; as long as there is true, steadfast ambition, all of us have an opportunity for greatness.”

Source : Dave Pelzer (2010). “Moving Forward: Taking The Lead In Your Life”, p.10, Hachette UK
“Every time I would give a talk, someone would say, 'You ought to go into politics.' I prefer to call it government leadership. My life has taken me to places where I have experiences that I think I can share. A lot of times, we see people who are career politicians. I'm not the conventional candidate, nor do I want to be.”
“I know the families that I photograph extremely well, and I've known them for a very long time.”
“Ask any woman in an arranged marriage. Love is the least stressful way out.”

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