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“Plants are more courageous than almost all human beings: an orange tree would rather die than produce lemons, whereas instead of dying the average person would rather be someone they are not.”
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“People of various parts of France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Poland, the USSR, and other places, were living among the ruins in the best way that they could. Because I was alone and homeless as well as confused, I opted to join the French Foreign Legion. When I was in the Wehrmacht, I thought that their discipline was extreme. However, it was nothing when compared to the discipline as practised by the Foreign Legion!”
(A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume Two)”
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(A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume Two)”
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“Discovering dance and its power to heal my soul played a key role in my survival.”
― America's Daughter
― America's Daughter
“In their hearts, they know that we are all created equal in the eyes of God and the universe. Whoever thinks otherwise will never be happy.”
― America's Daughter
― America's Daughter
“In your heart, you will always be African, but in America you are a Black American. It is possible and desirable to be both.”
― America's Daughter
― America's Daughter
“To them I was first a Black, then a Black from another country, and then a person.”
― America's Daughter
― America's Daughter
“What was wrong with these American students? Didn’t they know I was the teacher and they had to do as I said? I learned quickly that my authority meant little, if anything, to them. I was not the all-powerful and feared mwalimu (teacher) of Africa.”
― America's Daughter
― America's Daughter
“But it is a blessed provision of nature that at times like these, as soon as a man's mercury has got down to a certain point there comes a revulsion, and he rallies. Hope springs up, and cheerfulness along with it, and then he is in good shape to do something for himself, if anything can be done.”
― A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
― A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
“In plain words, you’ve got to make up your mind to study whatever you undertake, and concentrate your mind on it, and really work at it. This isn’t wisdom. Any damned fool in the world knows it’s true, whether it’s a question of raising horses or writing plays. You simply have to face the prospect of starting at the bottom and spending years learning how to do it.”
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“One question that has challenged me for some 50 years, is where did Ali “retire” after parting with Wallace in Singapore in 1862? Did he return to his home in Sarawak? Did he return to the spice island of Ternate, where Wallace said he had a family?”
― "Look Here, Sir, What a Curious Bird": Searching for Ali, Alfred Russel Wallace's Faithful Companion
― "Look Here, Sir, What a Curious Bird": Searching for Ali, Alfred Russel Wallace's Faithful Companion
“Life is messy. Grit and grace come at us fast, side by side. Sometimes the grit becomes overwhelming and diminishes our spirit. What’s good seems lost and gone forever. This is a story about the pathway back to what’s beautiful, when the way back seems impossible.”
― Making a Pearl from the Grit of Life
― Making a Pearl from the Grit of Life
“You think intelligence and grit can succeed by themselves, but I'm telling you that's a pretty illusion.”
― Steal Across the Sky
― Steal Across the Sky
“When our commitment is wavering, the best way to stay on track is to consider the progress we've already made. As we recognize what we've invested and attained, it seems like a waste to give up, and our confidence and commitment surge.”
― Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World
― Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World
“There's a simple, but oft-neglected lesson here: to sustain success, you have to be willing to abandon things that are no longer successful.”
― What Matters Now: How to Win in a World of Relentless Change, Ferocious Competition, and Unstoppable Innovation
― What Matters Now: How to Win in a World of Relentless Change, Ferocious Competition, and Unstoppable Innovation
“But those who believe that flowers grow in vases don't understand anything about literature. The library has now become her first-aid kit, and she's going to give the children a little of the medicine that helped her recover her smile when she thought she'd lost it forever.”
― La bibliotecaria de Auschwitz
― La bibliotecaria de Auschwitz
“Just make an effort and keep going. Start from where you are, even if you are scared and unsure. Take that first step, even if your hand shakes and your voice quivers. Use what you have, right where you are. Begin right now.”
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“According to Dr. Angela Duckworth, grit is passion and perseverance toward long-term goals. [...]
Grit is sticking to one thing for years or even decades.”
― Be Your Future Self Now: The Science of Intentional Transformation
Grit is sticking to one thing for years or even decades.”
― Be Your Future Self Now: The Science of Intentional Transformation
“Your hardest day might not have arrived yet. Your toughest challenge in life could still be coming and will you be able to see it through? I hope so. I also hope the stories and poems in this book become sprouts of hope during any future challenges that come your way.”
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“I assist individuals who want to achieve their goals and dreams in life. I love the grit, struggle. and passion of individuals.”
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“I assist individuals who want to achieve their goals and dreams in life. I love the grit, struggle, and passion of individuals.”
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“Training is only as good as how one performs in the battle, People won’t remember how hard one trained before battle, but people will remember how one fared during the battle.”
― Lair Of The Monster
― Lair Of The Monster
“Looking at her grandson with great patience, Grammy replied, “When I was knee-high to a grasshopper, not much younger’n you, my Memaw tole me that biscuit makin’ was ser’ous business. For ever’ biscuit ya cut, yer buildin’ muscle and storin’ up grit.”
― Revealed Truth: A Journey From Fear to Faith
― Revealed Truth: A Journey From Fear to Faith
“Perseverance, the unwavering resolve that fuels our journey. It is the echo of our footsteps on the path of purpose, never ceasing, always pressing forward.”
― The Power of the Present: A Stoic's Guide to Unyielding Focus
― The Power of the Present: A Stoic's Guide to Unyielding Focus
“Without perseverance, our resolve crumbles at the first encounter with adversity, allowing distractions to veer us off course. To strengthen our perseverance is to forge an invincible spirit, undeterred by the seductive calls of distractions.”
― The Power of the Present: A Stoic's Guide to Unyielding Focus
― The Power of the Present: A Stoic's Guide to Unyielding Focus
“I do the exact same thing now as I did when I was 21 in 1975. I sit and play with ideas. I'm never not working on material. Every second of my existence I'm thinking "Could I do something with that". It's like going into the gym everyday. You walk in everyday and say "Oh jeeez... I gotta do this again?!".
Your blessing in life is when you find the torture you're comfortable with. That's marriage, kids, work, exercise... It is not eating the food you wanna eat...
Find the torture you 're comfortable with and you'll do well.”
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Your blessing in life is when you find the torture you're comfortable with. That's marriage, kids, work, exercise... It is not eating the food you wanna eat...
Find the torture you 're comfortable with and you'll do well.”
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