"if you donâ€™t try at anything, you canâ€™t failâ€¦ it takes back bone to lead the life you want"

-- Richard Yates

#Success Quotes #Failure Quotes #New Years Resolution Quotes

“In any show with a character that you really love, one inclination is to cure them of all their flaws but you remember that you like those flaws.”
“In order to use color effectively it is necessary to recognize that color deceives continually.”

Source : Josef Albers (2006). “Interaction of Color”, p.15, Yale University Press
“One of the best kept secrets in America is that people are aching to make a commitment, if they only had the freedom and environment in which to do so.”
“Who God doth late and early pray, More of his grace than gifts to send, And entertains the harmless day With a well-chosen book or friend.”

Source : "The Character of a Happy Life". Poem by Henry Wotton, 1614.
“I don't wear my political feelings on my sleeve. However, if I'm asked, I will answer honestly.”
“Don't be a novelist --- be a statistician. Much more scope for the imagination.”
“I get quite lazy about cooking because when I come back from work it is the last thing I want to do, really is spend loads of time cooking.”
“Really you just gotta keep chugging along and keep a positive attitude and get through all the problems. You gotta face them, otherwise you don't get through.”

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