"Men want a challenge, but they want a challenge they can win."

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Source : Whitney Gaskell (2004). “True Love (And Other Lies)”, p.364, Bantam

Whitney Gaskell

#Men Quotes #Winning Quotes #Challenges Quotes

“I adopted a healthier diet. I take at least a tablespoon of apple-cider vinegar a day. It's an old wives' tale, but it really is one of the best things you can put in your mouth.”
“With cold eyes and indifferent mind the spectators regard the work. Connoissers admire the "skill" (as one admires a tightrope walker), enjoy the "quality of painting" (as one enjoys a pasty). But hungry souls go hungry away. The vulgar herd stroll through the rooms and pronounce the pictures "nice" or "splendid." Those who could speak have said nothing, those who could hear have heard nothing.”
“I sometimes think that the very essence of the whole Christian position and the secret of a successful spiritual life is just to realize two things... I must have complete, absolute confidence in God and no confidence in myself."”

Source : D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1995). “Reflections: A Treasury of Daily Readings”, Nelson Bibles
“If you can see it, and if you know your color, you can paint it.”
“You should set goals beyond your reach so you always have something to live for.”
“So, to add to a momentous day, I corrected a misconception that my family had held for at least fifteen years and came out to them as straight.”

Source : Graeme Simsion (2014). “The Rosie Project: A Novel”, p.275, Simon and Schuster
“Itâ€™s one thing to have guts; itâ€™s another to be crazy.”
“Dad has, and had, a deservedly glowing reputation. However, this belief in 'reputation first' seems to have given rise to his fears of what might be rumored after his death.”

Source : Jennifer Grant (2011). “Good Stuff: A Reminiscence of My Father, Cary Grant”, p.7, Knopf

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