"Nothing is better for self-esteem than survival."

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Source : Martha Gellhorn (2001). “Travels with Myself and Another: A Memoir”, p.13, Penguin

Martha Gellhorn

#Self Esteem Quotes #Self Quotes #Survival Quotes

“As sure as God made black and white, what's done in the dark will be brought to the light.”

Source : Song: God's Gonna Cut You Down, Album: American V: A Hundred Highways, 2006
“In the Negro melodies of America I find all that is needed for a great and noble school of music.”
“Always be prepared; always work hard and take pride in your work no matter what it is. I still follow that advice and have already tried to pass it on to my children. They, of course, ignored me.”
“Real love cannot be deceived because it wants nothing outside of itself”
“If you want to lose 40 pounds, you order salad instead of fries. If you want to be a better friend, you take the phone call instead of screening it. If you want to write a novel, you sit down and write a single paragraph. It's scary to make major changes, but we usually have enough courage to take the next right step.”
“All those tough guys who want to scare the world into seeing them as men . . . who don't know how to be a man with a woman, only abrute or a boy, who fill up the divorce courts; all those corporate raiders and rain-forest burners and war starters who want more in hopes that will make them feel better; . . . are suffering from Father Hunger. They go through their puberty rituals day after day for a lifetime, waiting for a father to anoint them and say "Attaboy," to treat them as good enough to be considered a man.”
“Where you can never sleep because of noisy brain.No matter how tired you are. It's impossible to accomplish anything but lying here in bed. Frustrated and victimized at three in the morning.”
“I've always described my taste in fashion and music as being very eclectic and uniquely based off my feelings that day. That's the wonderful thing about style. You can be whatever you want to be. You can describe yourself however you want to describe yourself.”

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