#ect

If you’re in a street fight, you don’t go after a man’s ball sack. Respect the street code. ↗

It is not more surprising to be born twice than once; everything in nature is resurrection. ↗

This connection had the potential to be too special to ruin it with the hurt of misfired romantic intentions. And while half of me wanted to tear his shirt off with my teeth, I also wanted him to be in my life for the duration. I didn't want him to be the one I avoided because he'd hurt me. If I was just his friend, then I would still be blessed. If it meant swallowing my pride and being his shoulder when he got hurt, or being the one he ranted at when he was angry, I was prepared to do it with dignity. ↗

— Jessica Thompson

#friendship #love #friendship

One could argue that most of the trouble in the world is caused by introspection. ↗

— Nick Hornby

#trouble

Although I hardly ever turn on the TV set unless it's football season, I do watch a lot of TV on my iPad - perfect for long airplane journeys. ↗

— Joshua Bell

#although #ever #football #football season #hardly

The emotions between the races could never be pure; even love was tarnished by the desire to find in the other some element that was missing in ourselves. Whether we sought out our demons or salvation, the other race would always remain just that: menacing, alien, and apart. ↗

— Barack Obama

#reflection #dreams

Every negative... Has a positive side... ↗

— Nelson M. Lubao

#life-lessons #lpositive-attitude #right-perspectives #attitude

I'm a perfectionist. Sometimes I have to remind myself that it's okay if there are flaws here and there. ↗

— Tyra Banks

#here #i #myself #okay #perfectionist

Misfortunes make us wise ↗

— Mary Norton

#curiosity #intellectual #wisdom #curiosity

Your life experience is a moving picture, of which you are writer, director, performer, producer and critic. ↗