#hard

I had killed a man, for money and a woman. I didn't have the money and I didn't have the woman. ↗

— James M. Cain

#money #murder #noir #women #money

Nevertheless, no matter how much they killed themselves with work, no matter how much money they eked out, and no matter how many schemes they thought of, their guardian angels were asleep with fatigue while they put in coins and took them out trying to get just enough to live with. ↗

— Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez

#hardship #money

I rise today to discuss the National Intelligence Reform bill. I commend my colleagues in both Houses for their hard work in coming to an agreement. As with any conference, each voice is heard, but none can dominate and compromise must be achieved. ↗

— Ted Stevens

#agreement #any #bill #both #colleagues

A clay pot sitting in the sun will always be a clay pot. It has to go through the white heat of the furnace to become porcelain. ↗

— Mildred W. Struven

#hard-work #motivational #motivational

Don't wish it were easier. Wish you were better. ↗

— Jim Rohn

#motivational #motivational

Stop comparing yourself with others. If they are good at something, you too are good at something else. Self-confidence is not measured by your own capabilities versus that of others, but by your own needs. ↗

— Stephen Richards

#confident #empowerment #jedi #motivational #self-confidence

Music is a language that doesn’t speak in particular words. It speaks in emotions, and if it’s in the bones, it’s in the bones. ↗

— Keith Richards

#emotions #keith-richards #language #music #the-rolling-stones

Wagner’s music is better than it sounds. ↗

— Bill Nye

#richard-wagner #music

I turned to him and he reached for my hand. It would have been easier to walk away. But the wind still blew around us and the house still stood. ↗

— Kate Chisman

#creepy #fear #fearful #ghost #ghosts

It’s so peaceful. I could go to sleep in here.” His eyes flickered to me once more, and for a dizzying second I wasn’t thinking about sleep or storms but about pressing my lips to his. I gave my head a slight shake and tried to slow my pulse ↗

— J.M. Richards

#angst #angsty-love #best-author #chilvery #favorite-books