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  • #1
    John Fitzgerald Kennedy
    “The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word 'crisis.' One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger--but recognize the opportunity.”
    John F. Kennedy

  • #2
    Susan Elizabeth Phillips
    “I finally figured out that not every crisis can be managed. As much as we want to keep ourselves safe, we can't protect ourselves from everything. If we want to embrace life, we also have to embrace chaos.”
    Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Breathing Room

  • #3
    Mahatma Gandhi
    “Let the first act of every morning be to make the following resolve for the day:

    - I shall not fear anyone on Earth.
    - I shall fear only God.
    - I shall not bear ill will toward anyone.
    - I shall not submit to injustice from anyone.
    - I shall conquer untruth by truth. And in resisting untruth, I shall put up with all suffering.”
    Mahatma Gandhi

  • #4
    Frank McCourt
    “You might be poor, your shoes might be broken, but your mind is a palace.”
    Frank McCourt, Angela’s Ashes

  • #5
    Susan Sontag
    “Do stuff. be clenched, curious. Not waiting for inspiration's shove or society's kiss on your forehead. Pay attention. It's all about paying attention. attention is vitality. It connects you with others. It makes you eager. stay eager.”
    Susan Sontag

  • #6
    Victor Hugo
    “Reason is intelligence taking exercise. Imagination is intelligence with an erection.”
    Victor Hugo

  • #7
    Albert Camus
    “It is the job of thinking people not to be on the side of the executioners.”
    Albert Camus, Neither Victims Nor Executioners

  • #8
    Frank Zappa
    “So many books, so little time.”
    Frank Zappa

  • #9
    Jim Henson
    “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye.”
    Jim Henson

  • #10
    “Whenever I feel the need to exercise, I lie down until it goes away.”
    Paul Terry

  • #11
    Markus Herz
    “Be careful about reading health books. Some fine day you'll die of a misprint.”
    Markus Herz

  • #12
    Rick Riordan
    “Eat bitter, taste sweet," Frank said. "I hate that proverb."

    "But it's true. What do they call it these days---no pain, no gain? Same concept. You do the easy thing, the appealing thing, the peaceful thing, mostly it turns out sour in the end. But if you take the hard path---ah, that's how you reap the sweet rewards. Duty. Sacrifice. They mean something.”
    Rick Riordan, The Son of Neptune



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