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“If you consider someone's religion, caste, sex or color before
offering your help, well its better you keep your 'precious help' for yourself.”
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offering your help, well its better you keep your 'precious help' for yourself.”
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“Some people would rather suffer the consequences of procrastination than the humiliation of trying and not doing as well as they had hoped.”
― Procrastination: Why You Do It, What to Do About It Now
― Procrastination: Why You Do It, What to Do About It Now
“Life is hard. It’s cruel sometimes. It’s merciless and unfair, but we all go through difficult times, one way or another. You’ve had more than your share of knocks lately, I’ll give you that, but it doesn’t mean you get to quit. No one gets to quit. You keep fighting, every day, and sooner or later, the grief fades a little. You grow stronger, find joy again, and everything gets easier. You come out of it more equipped to handle the next wave, which will come eventually. There will always be waves.”
― The Color of Heaven
― The Color of Heaven
“It is more tolerable to blame themselves for being disorganized, lazy, or uncooperative than to view themselves as being inadequate and unworthy—the failure they fear so deeply. And it is the fear of this failure that is eased by procrastination.”
― Procrastination: Why You Do It, What to Do About It Now
― Procrastination: Why You Do It, What to Do About It Now
“So. Tell me. What do you think? Which is better? To take action and perhaps make a fatal mistake - or to take no action and die slowly anyway?”
― The Map of Love
― The Map of Love
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