"Being ready is not what matters. What matters is winning after you get there."

-- Victor H. Krulak

#Marine Quotes #Winning Quotes #What Matters Quotes

“We think we understand a song's lyrics but what makes us believe in them, or not, is the music”
“Finally it has penetrated my thick skull. This life-this moment-is no dress rehearsal. This is it.”
“Having been dumped so many times in my life, I thought I could sympathize with Bellas character.”
“When dogs are actually looking at you, they're essentially hugging you with their eyes.”

Source : The smartest dog in the world, www.cbsnews.com. October 05, 2014.
“A movie goes from several stages, from idea to script. As you continue shooting, you will make some adjustments. You're constantly adjusting. It's like a piece of music. You're constantly trying to make it better.”
“I am God, says Love, for Love is God and God is Love, and this Soul is God by the condition of Love. I am God by divine nature and this Soul is God by the condition of Love. Thus this precious beloved of mine is taught and guided by me, without herself, for she is transformed into me, and such a perfect one, says Love, takes my nourishment.”

Source : Marguerite Porete, Ellen L. Babinsky (1993). “The Mirror of Simple Souls”, p.104, Paulist Press
“We simply don't know yet what's going to happen to the carbon in the atmosphere.”
“It's funny, the hardest thing to do is to make something look like it's fast, loose and improvised, and get somebody to laugh.”

Source : "Dwight Howard: The ESQ+A". Interview with Scott Raab, www.esquire.com. October 17, 2011.

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