#hea

It might have been easier to retire, to say my knee couldn't handle it and let that be that. At the same time, the prospect of not being able to compete in gymnastics anymore was heartbreaking. ↗

— Shawn Johnson

#anymore #been #being #compete #easier

Our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves. ↗

— E. Joseph Cossman

#ahead #business #get #life #others

As a player, I was fortunate to work with coaching and medical staffs that underscored the importance of utilizing injury prevention exercises, which contributed to my healthy and long playing career. ↗

— Cobi Jones

#coaching #contributed #exercises #fortunate #healthy

Whether it be the heart to conceive, the understanding to direct, or the hand to execute. ↗

— Junius

#direct #execute #hand #heart #understanding

Just as verbally and physically abused children internalize blame, so do incest victims. However, in incest, the blame is compounded by the shame. The belief that ‘it’s all my fault’ is never more intense than with the incest victim. This belief fosters strong feelings of self-loathing and shame. In addition to having somehow to cope with the actual incest, the victim must now guard against being caught and exposed as a ‘dirty, disgusting’ person ↗

— Susan Forward

#belief #children #depression #family #fearful

I went to my son's graduation this weekend, and I heard a great quote I've never heard before from Albert Einstein. It was that the greatest danger to the world is not the bad people but it's the good people who don't speak out. ↗

— Hamilton Jordan

#albert einstein #bad #bad people #before #danger

My dreams for the future are simple: work, a happy, healthy family, a lovely long motorcycle ride, and continuing the struggle to awaken people to the need for serious human rights reform. ↗

— Mike Farrell

#continuing #dreams #family #future #happy

I have heard talk and talk, but nothing is done. ↗

— Chief Joseph

#heard #i #nothing #talk

Without the spiritual world the material world is a disheartening enigma. ↗

— Joseph Joubert

#enigma #material #material world #spiritual #spiritual world

Map out your future - but do it in pencil. The road ahead is as long as you make it. Make it worth the trip. ↗

— Jon Bon Jovi

#future #long #make #map #out