quotes about Hardest Thing

“Let no man imagine that he has no influence. Whoever he may be, and wherever he may be placed, the man who thinks becomes a light and a power.”

Source : Henry George (1884). “Social Problems”

“An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight... the truly wise person is colorblind.”

“I love my work, but there is no price you can put on what you miss when you are away from your kids.”

“I don't think we're actually using the constitutional tools that we have in an appropriate fashion.”

“There are no real successes without rejection. The more rejection you get, the better you are, the more you've learned, the closer you are to your outcome... If you can handle rejection, you'll learn to get everything you want.”

Source : FaceBook post by Tony Robbins from Jun 13, 2012

“I live to harass white folks.”

Source : Derrick A. Bell, Richard Delgado, Jean Stefancic (2005). “The Derrick Bell Reader”, p.471, NYU Press

“A male feminist is one of the most glorious end-products of evolution.”

“In [man's] mouth is ever the bittersweet taste of life and death, unknown to the trees. Without respite he is dragged by the two wild horses, memory and hope; and he is tormented by a secret that he can never tell.”

Source : Hope Mirrlees (2012). “Lud-in-the-Mist”, p.247, F+W Media, Inc.

“It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good citizen.”

“Some parents were awful back then and are awful still. The process of raising you didn't turn them into grown-ups. Parents who were clearly imperfect can be helpful to you. As you were trying to grow up despite their fumbling efforts, you had to develop skills and tolerances other kids missed out on. Some of the strongest people I know grew up taking care of inept, invalid, or psychotic parents--but they know the parents weren't normal, healthy, or whole.”