"Every now and then we enter the presence of the numinous and deduce for an instant how we're formed, in what detail the force that infuses every petal might specifically run through us, wishing only to lure us into our full potential."

-- Mary Karr

#Running Quotes #Wish Quotes #Might Quotes

“You may obey a leader who has power and authority, but you will not strive to serve her or the cause of the organization unless you respect and care for her in addition to the ones with whom you serve.”
“It's easy to manipulate your children when they're absolutely sure you're stupid.”
“The studio part, to me, can be pretty laborious. You're inside for hours on end and can be pretty frustrating to get the sound you hear in your head to come out of those speakers.”
“What love lays bare in me is energy.”

Source : Roland Barthes (1990). “A lover's discourse: fragments”, Penguin Books
“My work is all about adventure and teamwork in some of the most inhospitable jungles, mountains and deserts on the planet. If you aren't able to look after yourself and each other, then people die.”

Source : "Leading questions: Bear Grylls, chief Scout" by Jane Dudman, www.theguardian.com. January 12, 2011.
“A true champion is one who sweats from exhaustion when no one is watching.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“When I was in Philadelphia during the Depression in 1930 or '31, I got a very sad job as a night watchman in a garage. The cars in the garage had been abandoned by their owners, since they had lost their jobs and couldn't keep up the payments.”
“Practice as if its competition, but compete as if its practice.”

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