"But nothing will persuade me that the mere fact of being in a place is enough in itself to justify the effort of getting out of bed to become a tourist, or even a traveller. I don't have the slightest wish to be intrepid. I don't want to prove myself to myself or anyone else. I don't care if no one thinks me brave or hardy. I have no concern at all that I did not have whatever it is I should have had to take a dive out of a plane or off a building. None of that matters to me in the least."

-- Jenny Diski

#Thinking Quotes #Effort Quotes #Brave Quotes

“Since word is thrall, and thought is free, Keep well thy tongue, I counsel thee.”
“I continued to protect him with my silence.”
“Yeah, I like to have fun - I think that's a good way to live. I think you're better at your job if you like it.”

Source : "The Contender Q&A: Garret Dillahunt". Interview with Paul Gaita, latimesblogs.latimes.com. December 17, 2009.
“Every person is responsible for all the good within the scope of his abilities, and for no more, and none can tell whose sphere is the largest.”
“There is nothing so costly to the state as a ruined life”

Source : Catherine Helen Spence (1907). “State Children in Australia: A History of Boarding Out and Its Developments”
“At the end of the day, the position is just a position, a title is just a title, and those things come and go. It's really your essence and your values that are important.”
“This is the first medal I've ever won in an international meet. For it to be gold is incredible. It feels great. I can't explain it.”
“I've had moments where I've felt like I was on another planet because I saw something beautiful. To me, taking pictures is being alive.”

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