"Though we tremble before uncertain futures may we meet illness, death and adversity with strength may we dance in the face of our fears."

-- Gloria E. AnzaldÃºa

#Adversity Quotes #May Quotes #Faces Quotes

“The true object of religion is to bind mankind together, and to bind them all to God. If we see that in the name of religion, men, instead of promoting peace on earth and good-will among men, are trying to show their antagonism and animosity towards each other, then certainly we must stand forward with our voice of protest, and say that religion is defeating its own legitimate object.”

Source : Speech delivered at Freemasons' Hall, Great Queen Street, London, in a meeting held to constitute a Theistic Association in London, July 20, 1870.
“Objective evaluations set the foundation that moves leaders to the tipping point...”

Source : Quint Studer (2010). “Results That Last: Hardwiring Behaviors That Will Take Your Company to the Top”, p.106, John Wiley & Sons
“Hmm, limelight... No, I'm not Sienna Miller or Angelina Jolie. I'm very lucky and happy, but I still find it very difficult to get good scripts and good roles. It's really a jungle out there.”
“Steve Burton, I adore. He's got the overall picture. He's wise beyond his years. He's not overwhelmed, and he's not in awe. He's a gentleman. And a hunk.”
“What signifies, says some one, giving halfpence to beggars? they only lay it out in gin or tobacco. "And why should they be denied such sweeteners of their existence (says Johnson)? it is surely very savage to refuse them every possible avenue to pleasure, reckoned too coarse for our own acceptance. Life is a pill which none of us can bear to swallow without gilding; yet for the poor we delight in stripping it still barer, and are not ashamed to shew even visible displeasure, if ever the bitter taste is taken from their mouths."”

Source : "Anecdotes of the Late Samuel Johnson".
“You do research into specific occupations of the character, with specific behaviorisms that their daily life might give them. You do as much research as you want, as you can. Now that you have such open access to the Internet, it's very easy to do so.”

Source : "Guy Burnet, Mortdecai Actor: On Boxing Every Day and Staying Balanced". Interview with Robert Piper, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. January 27, 2015.
“Rising sea levels, severe draughts, the melting of the polar caps, the more frequent and devastating natural disasters all raise demand for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.”
“life's kind of like a painting. A really bizarre, abstract painting. You could look at it and think that all it is, is a blur. And you could continue living your life thinking that all it is, is just a blur. But if you really look at it, really see it, focus on it, and use your imagination, life can become so much more. The painting could be of the sea, the sky, people,buildings, a butterfly on a flower, or anything except the blur you were once convinced it was.”

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