"Adversity is a great teacher, but this teacher makes us pay dearly for its instruction; and often the profit we derive, is not worth the price we paid."

-- Elizabeth Hardwick

#Teacher Quotes #Adversity Quotes #Pay Quotes

“We put ourselves there. The door to hell is locked from the inside.”

Source : James Albert Pike (1953). “Beyond anxiety: the Christian answer to fear, frustration, guilt, indecision, inhibition, loneliness, despair”
“I don't care if you are religious or not and I think the message is that at the end of the day, everybody has to mature and everybody has to heal and mend their own injuries, emotional injuries, on their own pace.”

Source : Source: zeenews.india.com
“When I was younger, I talked to the adults around me that I respected most about how they got where they were, and none of them plotted a course they could have predicted, so it seemed a waste of time to plan too long-term. Since then, I've always gone on my instincts.”

Source : Buography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“The internet has made possible a frightening practice of threats and intimidation - threats of unspeakable violence and death.”

Source : Source: www.salon.com
“There are places on a man's head that are as hard as a rock. Your head's actually stronger than your body. And you don't have too many instruments up there workin'.”
“In terms of having to uphold something, I don't need any added pressure. I need to be free in the work.”

Source : "Sonja Sohn ReWires Baltimore". Interview with Elizabeth Gettelman, www.motherjones.com. March 15, 2012.
“The stages of human development are to strive for:(1) Besitz [Possession](2) Wissen [Knowledge](3) KÃ¶nnen [Ability](4) Sein [Being”
“Fiscally Iâ€™m very conservative â€¦ others say that Iâ€™m socially moderate,”

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