"I may not be the lithest, the most talented, or have the fastest time in the field, but I have passion and courage, and sometimes that is enough to do something extraordinary."

-- Lauren Fleshman

#Passion Quotes #May Quotes #Fields Quotes

“With music strong I come, with my cornets and my drums, I play not marches for accepted victors only, I play marches for conquer'd and slain persons. Have you heard that it was good to gain the day? I also say it is good to fall, battles are lost in the same spirit in which they are won. I beat and pound for the dead, I blow through my embouchures my loudest and gayest for them.”
“I allow myself to get firmly sucked in. I love that! I come from that.”

Source : Source: www.empireonline.com
“I generally don't think most situations can be labeled as black or white.”
“It is undoubtedly easier to believe in absolutes, follow blindly, mouth received wisdom. But that is self-betrayal.”
“While we can learn or study techniques for almost anything we might want to accomplish, real understanding is not the mere accumulation of knowledge. Understanding cannot be realized by listening or reading about the realization of others. It must be achieved firsthand via substantive, direct perception in the moment.”
“We are thrown together with a sprinkling of stardust.”

Source : Jostein Gaarder (2003). “The Solitaire Mystery”, p.162, Macmillan
“The future of the world will belong to whoever can harness energy and food.”
“Our job this day is to become part of the answer to the world's immense and protracted suffering rather than continuing our ancient task of being part of the difficulty.”

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