"But no, had I been successful in my 20s I would have been just fine. But it is nice to defy the odds."

-- Patricia Clarkson

#Nice Quotes #Successful Quotes #Odds Quotes

“What is sacred among one people may be ridiculous in another; and what is despised or rejected by one cultural group, may in a different environment become the cornerstone for a great edifice of strange grandeur and beauty.”
“Gluttony is an emotional escape, a sign something is eating us.”

Source : Comfort Me with Apples Ch. 15
“What Democrats haven't focused on are the kind of policies that would promote economic growth - such as making permanent the 2001/2003 tax cuts, opening up federal lands to more energy production, and reforming government to reduce its burden on business.”
“IF YOUR OPPONENT strikes with fire, counter with water, becoming completely fluid and free-flowing. Water, by its nature, never collides with or breaks against anything. On the contrary, it swallows up any attack harmlessly.”

Source : Morihei Ueshiba, John Stevens (2010). “The Art of Peace”, p.110, Shambhala Publications
“And all the zig-zags and lines in my hair? I used to do that myself. I just thought it was cool that you could actually do that with your hair.”
“What I learned from Lennon was something that did stay with me my whole career, which is to be very straightforward. I actually love talking about taking pictures, and I think that helps everyone.”
“Adrian Dantley is a guy that I looked at . . . on how to maneuver my body around.”
“I'm a thinker; I think too much. So for me to freestyle rap, it's like I'm thinking three, four time steps ahead, and I hate it.”

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