Henry David Thoreau Quote – Fishing
“Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.” – Henry David Thoreau
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Maya Angelou Quote – We Must Support Each Other
“Each of us has lived through some devastation, some loneliness, some weather superstorm or spiritual superstorm. When we look at each other we must say, I understand. I understand how you feel because I have been there myself. We must support each other because each of us is more alike than we are unalike.” – Maya Angelou
Read moreArnold Schwarzenegger Quote – Strength
“Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
Read moreEleanor Roosevelt Quote – Courage Is More Exhilarating Than Fear
“Courage is more exhilarating than fear, and in the long run it is easier. We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it is not as dreadful as it appeared, discovering we have the strength to stare it down.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
Read moreWilliam Hazlitt Quote – Seat of Wisdom
“The seat of knowledge is in the head, of wisdom, in the heart.” – William Hazlitt
Read moreWilla Cather Quote – Human Stories
“There are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely I as if they had never happened before.” – Willa Cather
Read moreMichel Leiris Quote – Dream Is Not A Revelation
“Dream is not a revelation. If a dream affords the dreamer some light on himself, it is not the person with closed eyes who makes the discovery but the person with open eyes, lucid enough to fit thoughts together. Dream — a scintillating mirage surrounded by shadows — is essentially poetry.” – Michel Leiris
Read moreHenry C. Wright Quote – Nations Gorge Themselves
“For, as wolves and tigers gorge themselves with flesh and lick their gory chops, so do nations gorge themselves with human victims, not in detail, but in masses, by wholesale.” – Henry C. Wright
Read moreRoger Ebert Quote – The Move of My Life
“I was born inside the movie of my life. I don’t remember how I got into the movie, but it continues to entertain me.” – Roger Ebert
Read moreLionel Trilling Quote – The Sign of Virtue and Intellect
“Our culture peculiarly honors the act of blaming, which it takes as the sign of virtue and intellect.” – Lionel Trilling
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