"But above all preserve peace of heart. This is more valuable than any treasure."

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Margaret Mary Alacoque

#Heart Quotes #Catholic Quotes #Treasure Quotes

“Competition is all about you. It's about feeding your selfish needs. It feeds the depravity of your heart.”

Source : "A conversation with U.S. Olympic gold medalist diver David Boudia". Interview with Chad Bonham, www.beliefnet.com.
“Love, I find, is like singing. Everybody can do enough to satisfy themselves, though it may not impress the neighbors as being very much.”
“I've sold too many books to get good reviews anymore. There's a lot of jealousy, because [reviewers] think they can write a good novel or a best-seller and get frustrated when they can't. I've learned to despise them.”
“I came to realize that far more important to me than any plot or conventional sense was the sheer directionality I felt while reading prose, the texture of time as it passed, life's white machine.”

Source : Ben Lerner (2012). “Leaving the Atocha Station”, p.11, Granta Books
“You guys are lucky, cuz in Europe, like you can show ***** on TV and like in magazines and what not. We're Americans so the slightest, the slightest glimpse of a nipple will...”
“When Sleeping Beauty wakes up, she is almost fifty years old”
“People may think I'm trying something new by telling stories, but they're just jokes connected to give the illusion of stories. But really, I just continue using my imagination and creating. That's what I do.”
“I think I can only help to expose percussion to all sorts of people. The balance between the lighter and more serious side is important.”

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