#rin

The consequences of an act affect the probability of it's occurring again. ↗

— B. F. Skinner

#affect #again #consequences #occurring #probability

Events may be horrible or inescapable. Men have always a choice - if not whether, then how, they may endure. ↗

— Lois McMaster Bujold

#enduring #strength #strength-through-adversity #willpower #courage

The making of an Atheist implies a mental stimulation and training which brings into play the primary factors of social progress. ↗

— Joseph McCabe

#brings #factors #implies #into #making

To those of us who often procrastinate on the decision we feel intimidated by lack of education or any area of weakness. I relieve you with this statement: It is not how much you know that arms you with the tools of great decision making, but rather how much you ask. Ask questions. ↗

— T.D. Jakes

#education-of-a-wandering-man #empowerment #inspirational #quotes-to-define-my-life #quotes-to-live-by

He was an innovator, an experimenter, a missionary in bringing the gospel of good cooking to the home table. ↗

— Craig Claiborne

#cooking #experimenter #good #gospel #home

The writer walks out of his workroom in a daze. He wants a drink. He needs it. It happens to be a fact that nearly every writer of fiction in the world drinks more whisky than is good for him. He does it to give himself faith hope and courage. A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom. He has no master except his own soul and that I am sure is why he does it. ↗

— Roald Dahl

#writing #writing-life #courage

Courage to me is doing something daring, no matter how afraid, insecure, intimidated, alone, unworthy, incapable, ridiculed or whatever other paralyzingly emotion you might feel. Courage is taking action.....no matter what.  So you're afraid?  Be afraid.  Be scared silly to the point you're trembling and nauseous, but do it anyway! ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#bravery #courage #daring #fear #fearless

It is born to every Western girl to like outdoor life and to do all kinds of wild, daring things. ↗

— Pearl White

#daring #every #girl #kinds #life

There were years when I was a beer and tequila guy, then I got real fat. And then I found that you could actually go on a diet and drink scotch. Then I got hooked on scotch, and if you get hooked on scotch, then everything else just tastes wrong. ↗

— Ron White

#beer #could #diet #drink #else

I dare say it is rather hard to be a rat,” she mused. “Nobody likes you. People jump and run away and scream out: ‘Oh, a horrid rat!’ I shouldn’t like people to scream and jump and say: ‘Oh, a horrid Sara!’ the moment they saw me, and set traps for me, and pretend they were dinner. It’s so different to be a sparrow. But nobody asked this rat if he wanted to be a rat when he was made. Nobody said: ‘Wouldn’t you rather be a sparrow? ↗

— Frances Hodgson Burnett

#choice #frances-hodgson-burnett #life #life