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«The man who loves his country prefers its liberty to all other considerations, well knowing that without liberty life is a misery»
«The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our Attitudes.»
«The light of memory, or rather the light that memory lends to things, is the palest light of all. I am not quite sure whether I am dreaming or remembering, whether I have lived my life or dreamed it. Just as dreams do, memory makes me profoundly awar»
«The longer I live the more beautiful life becomes. If you foolishly ignore beauty, you will soon find yourself without it. Your life will be impoverished. But if you invest in beauty, it will remain with you all the days of your life.»
«The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another.»
«The married state, with and without the affection suitable to it, is the completest image of heaven and hell we are capable of receiving in this life»
Author: Richard Steele, Sr. | About: Imagination, Life, Marriage | Keywords: suitable
«The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another; and his humblest hour is when he compares the volume as it is with what he vowed to make it»
«The main thing for me is to just live life with my family and friends. They treat me like Leo, not like 'Leonardo, Master Thespian.' That's all I need to keep my sanity.»
«The life of man in this world is like the life of a fly in a room filled with 100 boys, each armed with a fly swatter»
«The love of life is necessary to the vigorous prosecution of any undertaking»