"You don't choose what to believe. Belief chooses you."

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Source : Steven Galloway (2009). “The Cellist of Sarajevo”, p.16, Atlantic Books Ltd

Steven Galloway

#Believe Quotes #Belief Quotes

“The Quest not only begins in the heart but also ends there.”
“I can't help the way you was born if you was gay.”
“Marriage isn't a 50-50 proposition very often. It's more like 100-0 one moment and 0-100 the next.”
“As a species, we're addicted to the facile discrimination involved in saying that something or phenomenon is either 'this' or 'that' - how much more uncomfortable that it may well be 'the other'.”
“In the sago palms, you'll often find sago beetles which are about the size of your little finger. The Karowai put those on the fire until they're crispy and eat them. They taste a little bit like creamy snails. But compared to sago, the sago beetle is really pretty good.”
“All work and no play doesn't just make Jill and Jack dull, it kills the potential of discovery, mastery, and openness to change and flexibility and it hinders innovation and invention.”

Source : Joline Godfrey (1992). “Our wildest dreams: women entrepreneurs making money, having fun, doing good”, HarperCollins Publishers
“Some people have a knack of putting upon you gifts of no real value, to engage you to substantial gratitude. We thank them for nothing.”
“All men are loyal, but their objects of allegiance are at best approximate.”

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