“Look, son, if there's one thing I've figured out about life, it's that if you want to be happy, you have to learn to be happy on your own.”
― The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
― The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
“It has been said that civilization is twenty-four hours and two meals away from barbarism.”
― Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
― Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
“The enemy of the “best” is often the “good.”
― The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
― The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
“They had seen life, and done deeds, and lived romances, but they did not know it.”
― An Odyssey of the North
― An Odyssey of the North
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