#struggling

I was able to do Classics, the U.S. national championships and the Pan American Games and feel like I improved with each meet, but I was still struggling with a lot of residual pain from the two surgeries. ↗

— Shawn Johnson

#american #championships #classics #each #feel

Western civilization, Christianity, decency are struggling for their very lives. In this worldwide civil war, race prejudice is our most dangerous enemy, for it is a disease at the very root of our democratic life. ↗

— Mordecai Wyatt Johnson

#civil #civil war #civilization #dangerous #decency

It's no fun to be a struggling young actor. It's a desperate thing, no way to be happy. If you have any alternative, you should take it. ↗

— Tommy Lee Jones

#alternative #any #be happy #desperate #fun

It's nothing to be ashamed of and that there are even beneficial traits associated with the condition. Most importantly, acknowledge yourself for who you are and if you're struggling with anything resembling ADD get professionally diagnosed. ↗

— Christopher Knight

#add #anything #ashamed #associated #beneficial

Jews are not part of a European ruling class imposed on helpless natives, but are caught up in a tragedy in which two peoples are struggling for the same piece of land. ↗

— Jack Schwartz

#class #european #helpless #imposed #jews

Happiness is different from pleasure. Happiness has something to do with struggling and enduring and accomplishing. ↗

— George A. Sheehan

#different #enduring #happiness #pleasure #something

When I came off the boat I was very proud of the thick calluses which had developed on my feet. But now, I am struggling to get into my favourite high heels which is a shame, as I have so many. ↗

— Pamela Stephenson

#boat #came #developed #favourite #feet

It was the early days of Rock 'n' Roll in this country. We were all struggling to learn music, it might be Country, Jazz, Classical, Blues or even Rock 'n' Roll. ↗

— Jim Sullivan

#classical #country #days #early #even

You necessarily have to be lost, before you’re found. ↗

— T. Scott McLeod

#buddhism #dark-night-of-the-soul #enlightenment #love #meditation

When I need some striking inspiration about deep depression for my new painting, I just need to go to check my bank account... ↗

— Hiroko Sakai

#bank-account #depression #funny #humorous #inspiration