quotes about Temporary Setbacks

“I love to travel, don't like the getting there 'planes' but love it when I arrive.”

“I am firmly of the opinion that a large number of unmarried men, over the age of 24 years, is a dangerous element in any community.”

Source : William H. Gass (2014). “On Being Blue: A Philosophical Inquiry”, p.25, New York Review of Books

“Abjection is above all ambiguity. Because, while releasing a hold, it does not radically cut off the subject from what threatens it --- on the contrary, abjection acknowledges it to be in perpetual danger.”

“We are the beginning ... We always have been. This time, let it be more than a beginning.”

“Sometimes there is a wellspring or river of something beautiful and possible in the tenderest sense that comes to and from the most broken of children, and I was one of these, and whatever is was, I can't name, I can only thank. Perhaps it is the water of life that saves us, after all.”

“... God gave you just one mouth but He gave you two ears, so you should listen twice as much as you speak”

“I believe in, and will to the best of my ability fight for, equal rights and freedom of opinion for everyone, regardless of colour, religion, nationality, orientation - you know the rest.”

“As you get older it's more confusing. Suddenly, there's more pressure to fit in to your assigned gender.”

“I've been more conscious of my salt intake, sugar intake, making sure I'm not eating as many processed foods.”

“I'll have you know I do the swearing on this ship. If I need your assitance I'll call you." Capt. Wolf Larsen”