"An optimist may see a light where there is none, but why must the pessimist always run to blow it out?"

-- Rene Descartes

#Running Quotes #Attitude Quotes #Optimistic Quotes

“The struggles waged by nations are weak only when they lack support in the hearts of their women.”
“Although I went to college as a youth, I never considered it necessary to steep oneself in academic learning, in order to learn how to think. I welcome a fair and square, open and above-board fight on any subject, including this, but I despise a man who sneaks around under a cloak or cover of any society or clique to strike his blows.”
“I speak my own sins; I cannot judge another. I have no tongue for it.”

Source : Arthur Miller (2015). “The Crucible”, p.155, Bloomsbury Publishing
“Now and then in life, love catches you unawares, illuminating the dark corners of your mind, and filling them with radiance. Once in awhile you are faced with a beauty and a joy that takes your soul, all unprepared, by assault.”
“I went through a lot of battles in high school.”
“Any person who has spent time outdoors actually doing something, such as hunting and fishing as opposed to standing there with a doobie in his mouth, knows nature is not intrinsically healthy.”
“The belly is the giver of genius.”
“Commit yourself to an organization or cause that genuinely fires you up.”

Source : "Do College Admissions Officers Care About Community Service?" by Nancy Lublin, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 12, 2011.

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