"It is a decision that compassion is more important than fear, than fitting in, than following the crowd."

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Source : Glennon Doyle Melton (2014). “Carry On, Warrior: The Power of Embracing Your Messy, Beautiful Life”, p.123, Simon and Schuster

Glennon Melton

#Compassion Quotes #Decision Quotes #Important Quotes

“Singing is my form of expression; it's what I've always done and I hope that in some capacity I'll always have that outlet. In the next few weeks I'm getting together with many varied kinds of songwriters. I'd really like to explore a few things and see what I can come out with.”
“Whatever has befallen you was not meant to escape you, and whatever has escaped you was not meant to befall you.”
“To me love is passionate, it is honest, and it is selfless. Love is willing to completely give up your life for someone, to make sacrifices and put them first.”

Source : Interview with Ocean Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“I called my grandmother yesterday. She picks up the phone, 'Oh hello, dear, hold on a second, I just stepped out of the shower. Let me go put some clothes on.' I said, 'Hey Grandma, don't ever tell me you're naked again. Go put a lot of clothes on. Then put some more clothes on. I'm going to sit here and drink and try to forget you naked in my head.' I'll never eat raisins again.”
“Natural beauty takes at least two hours in front of a mirror.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered.”

Source : "The Oresteian Trilogy". Play by Aeschylus, 458 BC.
“80% of the mistakes you will make in information architecture can be caught if you bring in a great usability expert from the beginning.”
“This house was our dream-the gardens, the study, even the swimming pool. Even though I can't see John when I wake up in the morning, I can always feel him here with me.”

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