"Self-development is a higher duty than self-sacrifice."

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Source : Elizabeth Cady Stanton (2012). “The Woman's Bible”, p.484, tredition

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

#Inspirational Quotes #Sacrifice Quotes #Self Quotes

“There are times when a man should be content with what he has but never with what he is”

Source : William George Jordan (2007). “The Majesty of Calmness”, p.43, Filiquarian Publishing, LLC.
“children once settled and confident can mostly be left, it seems, to manage their difficulties without us. Only what we must do, always and unalterably, is hold their hand firmly in general goodwill, then they themselves seem to deal with their own particular troubles far better than we can.”
“I detest the word plot. I never, never think of plot. I think only and solely of character. Give me the characters; I'll tell you a story-maybe a thousand stories. The interaction between and among human beings is the only story worth telling.”
“The UN Declaration of Human Rights laid down what any person might reasonably expect, yet there are remarkably few people who enjoy these rights. With cameras in the hands of activists and meaningful distribution of those images, we will witness what really goes on in this world and hopefully want to change it.”
“Since Social Security was established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935 to ensure economic security for American workers, poverty among American seniors has dramatically declined.”
“I'm drawn to making movies about contemporary life. The reason I choose institutions is because they provide a limit, a boundary.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Voters might have short memories. Politicians do not.”

Source : Robert Jackson Bennett (2014). “City of Stairs”, p.42, Broadway Books
“Don't think about what the market's going to do; you have absolutely no control over that. Think about what you're going to do if it gets there.”

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