"I ask myself, 'Do you want to sit on the sidelines of life or do you want to be on the field?' I suppose all those years of building thicker skin has made it easy to endure criticism."

-- Don Watson

#Years Quotes #Criticism Quotes #Skins Quotes

“I couldn't get as big as a bodybuilder. I tried to put on as much weight in the right places as I could. My weightlifting was impressive for me, but not for some of the guys I see down at the gym.”
“But I believe we all have an inner goodness; a little flame that stays alight through the worst of trials.”
“I tell the truth: your enemy is also your friend-his presence makes your life fuller and richer.”
“I feel very privileged indeed to be appointed to be the next Chief Rabbi.”
“But what of faith? What of fidelity and loyalty? Complete trust? Faith is not granted by tangible proof. It comes from the heart and the soul. If a person needs proof of god's existence, then the very notion of spirituality is diminished into sensuality and we have reduced what is holy into what is logical.-Drizzt Do'urden”
“There wasn't anti-Semitism in France.”
“Hemorrhoids can bleed, typically after a bowel movement, producing blood-streaked stool or toilet paper, .. The blood may turn water in the toilet bowl red. However, the amount of blood is usually small, and hemorrhoids rarely lead to severe blood loss or anemia.”
“A marvellous power of expression over language often distinguishes genius; but Shakespeare in his phrases seems independent of the bonds of language as of the bonds of metre.”

Source : George Edward Woodberry (1916). “Shakespeare: An Address”

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