"Life, I fancy, would very often be insupportable, but for the luxury of self compassion."

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Source : George Gissing (2016). “The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft”, p.25, The Floating Press

George Gissing

#Acceptance Quotes #Compassion Quotes #Self Quotes

“For in Calormen, story-telling (whether the stories are true or made up) is a thing you're taught, just as English boys and girls are taught essay-writing. The difference is that people want to hear the stories, whereas I never heard of anyone who wanted to read the essays.”
“There is a word sweeter than mother, home or heaven. That word is liberty.”

Source : Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan Brownell Anthony, Matilda Joslyn Gage (1979). “History of Woman Suffrage”, Ayer Company Pub
“I'm 53, and it's hard to get to the gym every day. If I know on Friday I'm going to be wrestling, then I don't want to look bad, so it gives me motivation. Plus, once you're in motion, it's a lot easier to stay in motion.”

Source : "Q&A with Kevin Nash, former WWE star wrestling in Hagerstown on Friday". Interview with Aaron Oster, www.baltimoresun.com. March 28, 2013.
“Art is not necessary at all. All that is necessary to make this world a better place to live in is to love - to love as Christ loved, as Buddha loved.”
“Yes, Haven, most of us enjoy preaching, and Ive got such a bully pulpit!”
“Nobody gets to grow old in the America they grew up in.”
“The American press is all about lies! All they tell is lies, lies and more lies!”
“Everyone has highs and lows that they have to learn from, but every morning I start off with a good head on my shoulders, saying to myself, 'It's going to be a good day!'.”

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