#overwhelmed

He was swimming in a sea of other people’s expectations. Men had drowned in seas like that. ↗

— Robert Jordan

#expectations #jordan #lan #new-spring #overwhelmed

Seeing that a Pilot steers the ship in which we sail, who will never allow us to perish even in the midst of shipwrecks, there is no reason why our minds should be overwhelmed with fear and overcome with weariness. ↗

— John Calvin

#even #fear #midst #minds #never

Sound character provides the power with which a person may ride the emergencies of life instead of being overwhelmed by them. Failure is... the highway to success. ↗

— Og Mandino

#being overwhelmed #character #emergencies #failure #highway

Hitler was such an anomalous character - he was so over-the-top chaotic in his approach to statesmanship, his manner and in the violence which overwhelmed the country initially. I think diplomats around the world... felt like something like that simply would not be tolerated by the people of Germany. ↗

— Erik Larson

#around #by the people #chaotic #character #country

Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness. ↗

— Titus Livius

#greatness #grown #humble #now #overwhelmed

I'm somewhat overwhelmed by the microblogging that takes place in China, and the smartphones and all the people that want to take pictures of myself and my family. ↗

— Gary Locke

#family #i #myself #overwhelmed #people

A lot of people over time have had this kind of pattern in their relationship with Bill Clinton. You first meet him and you're overwhelmed by his talent. He's so energetic and articulate and full of ideas and he calls himself a congenital optimist and that optimism is contagious. ↗

— Dee Dee Myers

#bill #bill clinton #calls #clinton #contagious

To make independent films, you can't think about them too much, ponder on them too much, get overwhelmed by the enormity of it. ↗

— Michael Rapaport

#enormity #films #get #independent #independent films

Dream small dreams. If you make them too big, you get overwhelmed and you don't do anything. If you make small goals and accomplish them, it gives you the confidence to go on to higher goals. ↗

— John H. Johnson

#anything #big #confidence #dream #dreams

That's your solution? Have a cookie?' Astrid asked. 'No, my solution is to run down to the beach and hide out until this is all over,' Sam said. 'But a cookie never hurts. ↗

— Michael Grant

#overwhelmed #sam