"I failed on a climbing problem eight times before realizing I was climbing as high as I knew I could and then letting go. On my next try I climbed with no thought of failure and reached the top. We cannot know what we can do in advance. The only way to find out is to go all-out trying, thinking only of success."

-- Royal Robbins

#Letting Go Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Eight Quotes

“Television glorifies war, ... And the reality is we have some remarkably brave men and women who work through such challenging circumstances to make us as safe as we are.”
“States care about relative wealth, because economic might is the foundation of military might.”

Source : "The Tragedy of Great Power Politics". Book by John Mearsheimer, 2001.
“Take your bottom lip and pull it over your head.”
“Show me somebody who is always smiling, always cheerful, always optimistic, and I will show you somebody who hasn't the faintest idea what the heck is really going on.”

Source : Mike Royko (2014). “Mike Royko: The Chicago Tribune Collection 1984-1997”, p.817, Agate Digital
“Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.”

Source : Nido R. Qubein (1997). “Stairway to Success: The Complete Blueprint for Personal and Professional Achievement”, Wiley
“I happen to love coconut, particularly for that sweet and crunchy texture it adds to any dish.”

Source : "11 Delicious Coconut Recipes" by Marcus Samuelsson, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 8, 2011.
“A libertarian is someone who can believe that the police are no more than a gang of thugs without realizing that in the absence of police, thugs will gather into gangs.”

Source : Usenet group rec.arts.sf.written, July 7, 2000.
“A lot of the really great stuff fell between the tracks.”

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