#def

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something. ↗

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

#defeat #inspirational #learn #man #motivational

Constitutional democracy, you see, is no romantic notion. It's our defense against ourselves, the one foe who might defeat us. ↗

— Bill Moyers

#defense #democracy #inspirational #romance #wisdom

Is there any instinct more deeply implanted in the heart of man than the pride of protection, a protection which is constantly exerted for a fragile and defenceless creature? ↗

— Honoré de Balzac

#men #protectiveness #men

This is a touch game. There are times when you've got to play hurt when you've got to block out the pain. ↗

— Sherry Argov

#hurt #love #pain #love

Do not take hold of a past that no longer serves you, but embrace the stillness that is right now. ↗

— Michelle Cruz-Rosado

#motivational #quotes-to-define-my-life #inspirational

Life is like defusing a bomb, once you cut the wrong wire your whole life is ruined. ↗

— Mohamed Zahy Hussain

#defusing #examples #inspirational #life #moral

Their lives have been largely defined by failure and you would think the prospect of marriage, which is supposed to be bountiful and hopeful, it's just really another kind of tangential thing in his life. ↗

— Thomas Haden Church

#been #defined #failure #his #hopeful

Every man is the craftsman of his future, whether he hone it himself or allow fate do it. ↗

— Ogwo David Emenike

#create-your-future #define-your-future #fate #future #inspirational

Punk is musical freedom. It's saying, doing and playing what you want. In Webster's terms, 'nirvana' means freedom from pain, suffering and the external world, and that's pretty close to my definition of Punk Rock. ↗

— Kurt Cobain

#definition #doing #external #external world #freedom

Definition of a Writer: One who tells stories that demand to be told. ↗

— Ana Patrick

#inspirational #writers-on-writing #inspirational