#alter

Exercise is done against one's wishes and maintained only because the alternative is worse. ↗

— George A. Sheehan

#against #alternative #because #done #exercise

Only desperation can account for what the Chinese do in the name of 'medicine.' That's something you might remind your New Age friends who've gone gaga over 'holistic medicine' and 'alternative Chinese cures. ↗

— Anthony Bourdain

#china #chinese #holistic #age

There's no alternative to being yourself. Accept it, honour it, value it - and get on with it. ↗

— Rasheed Ogunlaru

#alternatives #appreciation #courage #honour #inspiring-quotes

If you lose money you lose much, If you lose friends you lose more, If you lose faith you lose all. ↗

— Eleanor Roosevelt

#faith

And so we stood there in the kitchen, my mother and I, facing off over everything that had built up since June, when I was willing to hand myself over free and clear. Now I needed her to return it all to me, with the faith that I could make my own way. ↗

— Sarah Dessen

#faith

As teenagers, Marcus had been the muscle and Jake the brains. Marcus had beat up the kids who'd made fun of skinny Jake; Jake had convinced teachers not to punish him. Since then, Marcus had grown a brain (kind of) and Jake had developed muscles. But habits die hard. ↗

— Gena Showalter

#humor #humor

Choices are funny things-ask a native tribe that's eaten grubs and roots forever if they're unhappy, and they'll shrug. But give them filet mignon and truffle sauce and then ask them to go back to living off the land, and they will always be thinking of that gourmet meal. If you don't know there's an alternative, you can't miss it. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#choices #funny

My swimming cap was really sprouting leaks these days. The thing is, you could patch over the holes, but it would never be the same. Like my love life. ↗

— Helen Salter

#helen-salter #thatsaquote #life

I met my grandfather just before he died, and it was the first time that I had seen Dad with a relative of his. It was interesting to see my own father as a son and the body language and alteration in attitude that comes with that, and it sort of changed our relationship for the better. ↗

— Christian Bale

#attitude #before #better #body #body language

The greatest discovery of my generation is that man can alter his life simply by altering his attitude of mind. ↗

— James Truslow Adams

#alter #altering #discovery #generation #greatest