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That's the fashion. Fast as the speed of light, they say. Ha! It's got no soul, sir, no heart. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#fiction #going-postal #inspirational #marketing #terry-pratchett

Flora was in that state where the spirit may be willing but the flesh is weak and wishes to go on holiday - and where the flesh in most cases wins hands down with a packed suitcase. It did so now. So she did what many a researcher both great and insignificant does when they are stuck. She yawned while contemplating how to catch the Muse by surprising Her. Almost invariably, the Muse has seen it all before - and also yawns. ↗

— Mavis Cheek

#inspiration #muse #writers-on-writing #inspirational

Desire is the key to motivation, but it's the determination and commitment to unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek. ↗

— Mario Andretti

#commitment #desire #determination #enable #excellence

If a cow walked into this room, I'd probably walk out. I could milk it, but my dad never forced me to do a lot of chores like that, mostly because he loved doing it himself. ↗

— Stuart Appleby

#chores #could #cow #dad #doing

Protect your self-esteem and self-confidence - it is your responsibility! ↗

— Mark O'Brien

#love #self-confidence #self-esteem #togetherness #friendship

No matter how you twist and turn, your ass is always in the back. ↗

— Andrew Sturm

#kirkwood #project #thriller #inspirational

My fate cannot be mastered; it can only be collaborated with and thereby, to some extent, directed. Nor am I the captain of my soul; I am only its noisiest passenger. ↗

— Aldous Huxley

#cannot #captain #collaborated #directed #extent

You can cage the singer but not the song. ↗

— Harry Belafonte

#oppression #terrorism

Orfeo son io, che d'Euridice i passi Seguo per queste tenebrose arene Ove giammai per vom mortal non vassi. ↗

— Claudio Monteverdi

#inspirational #monteverdi #orfeo #inspirational

Prayer is not mere wishing. It is asking – with a will. . . . It is energy. We turn to an active Giver; therefore we go into action. ↗

— P.T. Forsyth

#prayer #inspirational