"The fact is I don't lead a simple enough inner life. I indulge in excesses, bacchanalia of the spirit. Perhaps I identify too much with everything I read and study. Someone like Dostoevsky still shatters me."

-- Etty Hillesum

#Simple Quotes #Excess Quotes #Too Much Quotes

“Ultimately, fear of failure generates a vicious circle that creates what is most feared. To break this cycle, you need to make peace with failure. It isn't enough to merely tolerate it; you need to appreciate the failure and use it ...”
“Making the family a top priority will invariably bring success.”
“I'd love to play a rock star in a movie, but for now, I'm not performing in public.”

Source : "The Most Improved Actress in America". Esquire interview, bondiviewertest.azurewebsites.net.
“I'm a nature lover, I want at any given time to be able to bring lots of plants into my house, have lots of light flooding in, have lots of natural elements. Reclaimed lumbers, actual live edge slab tables. I do love technology, but I want the TV to be hidden away a little, I want the speakers to be up on the ceiling.”
“One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.”
“The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.”
“Steve Rom's bravery is unique. Faced with life-threatening circumstances, he focused his determination and spirit to defeat an unbeatable disease. Steve's story is an inspiration to all.”
“Prayer is the acid test of devotion.”

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