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“I know, to banish anger altogether from one's breast is a difficult task. It cannot be achieved through pure personal effort. It can be done only by God's grace.”

Knows Done God Difficult Effort Grace Pure Tasks Anger Breasts Betrayed God's Grace Difficult Tasks

Book:Glorious Thoughts of Gandhi: Being a Treasury of about Ten Thousand Valuable and Inspiring Thougths of Mahatma Gandhi, Classified Under Four Hundred Subjects

Source: Glorious Thoughts of Gandhi: Being a Treasury of about Ten Thousand Valuable and Inspiring Thougths of Mahatma Gandhi, Classified Under Four Hundred Subjects

“If you do not look at things on a large scale, it will be difficult to master strategy.”

Ifs Looks Difficult Leadership Masters Strategy Scales Large Scale

Book:Honor: Samurai Philosophy of Life - The Essential Samurai Collection; The Book of Five Rings, Hagakure: The Way of the Samurai, Bushido: The Soul of Japan.

Source: Honor: Samurai Philosophy of Life - The Essential Samurai Collection; The Book of Five Rings, Hagakure: The Way of the Samurai, Bushido: The Soul of Japan.

“The simpler the assignment, the more difficult the solution.”

Difficult Solutions Assignments

Book:Typography /[Wolfgang Weingart].

Source: Typography /[Wolfgang Weingart].

“Superiority to Fate Is difficult to gain 'Tis not conferred of Any But possible to earn.”

Difficult Fate Gains Luck Superiority

Book:Emily Dickinson’s Poems: As She Preserved Them

Source: Emily Dickinson’s Poems: As She Preserved Them

“It is always more difficult to fight one's own failings than the power of an adversary.”

Fighting Difficult Failing Adversaries

Book:Wit and Wisdom of Gandhi, Nehru, Tagore: Being a Treasury of Over Ten Thousand Invaluable and Inspiring Thoughts, Views, and Obervations on about Eight Hundred Subjects of Popular Interest, Collected from the Speeches and Writings of These Three Great Leaders of Modern India

Source: Wit and Wisdom of Gandhi, Nehru, Tagore: Being a Treasury of Over Ten Thousand Invaluable and Inspiring Thoughts, Views, and Obervations on about Eight Hundred Subjects of Popular Interest, Collected from the Speeches and Writings of These Three Great Leaders of Modern India

“As I toiled up the Mount of Olives, in the very footsteps of Christ, panting with the heat and the difficult ascent, I found it utterly impossible to conceive that the Deity, in human form, had walked there before me.”

Humans Form Found Difficult Christ Impossible Heat Deities Footsteps Olives Ascent Human Form

Book:The Lands of the Saracen: Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain

Source: The Lands of the Saracen: Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain

“If you have not chosen me by secret ballot, neither have I gained office by any secret promises. I have not campaigned either for the Presidency or the Vice Presidency. I have not subscribed to any partisan platform. I am indebted to no man, and only to one womanmy dear wifeas I begin this very difficult job.”

Ifs Men Jobs Difficult Secret Promise Office Dear Vices Chosen Platforms Presidency Partisans Ballots Indebted

Author:Gerald R. Ford

“Whatever your problem, no matter how difficult, you can release spiritual power sufficient to solve your problem. The secret is--pray and believe.”

Believe Matter Problem Spiritual Difficult Secret Praying Solve Release Sufficient Problem Solving Spiritual Power

Book:A Guide to Confident Living

Source: A Guide to Confident Living

“And now the really difficult part: We have to rebuild Iraq into a strong and independent nation that will one day hate the United States.”

States Hate Strong Nations Difficult United United States One Day Independent Iraq

Author:David Letterman

“Because they dream so strongly in themselves, their superiority and women's inferiority, they project an image that a woman finds very, very difficult to fight against.”

Dream Fighting Difficult Women Projects Enlightenment Superiority Inferiority

Author:Frederick Lenz

“There are some who want to get married and others who don't. I have never had an impulse to go to the altar. I am a difficult person to lead.”

Want Persons Difficult Married Empowerment Impulse Altars

Author:Greta Garbo

“I know it is possible not only to restore trust but to actually enhance it. The difficult things that we got through with the important people in our lives can become fertile ground for the growth of enduring trust - trust that is actually stronger because it's been tested and proved through challenge.”

People Knows Important Motivational Difficult Growth Challenges Our Lives Stronger Endure Tested Difficult Things Fertile Fertile Ground People In Our Lives

Author:Stephen Covey

“The real relatedness between two people is experienced in the small tasks they do together: the quiet conversation when the day's upheavels are at rest, the soft word of understanding, the daily companionship, the encouragement offered in a difficult moment, the small gift when least expected, the spontaneous gesture of love.”

People Two Real Moments Together Difficult Understanding Marriage Quiet Conversation Tasks Encouragement Expected Gestures Spontaneous Companionship Difficult Moments Small Gifts

Book:We, understanding the psychology of romantic love

Source: We, understanding the psychology of romantic love

“Of the four major pathways to self-realization, jnana yoga, from the point of view of the beginner, is the most difficult.”

Self Difficult Views Four Majors Yoga Point Of View Self Realization Realization Pathways Beginners

Author:Frederick Lenz

“The path of knowledge is said to be difficult in that it is the path of Samadhi.”

Said Difficult Path Yoga Samadhi

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Certainly, you may have been hurt beofre in love, but just because you get one bad apple doesn't mean they are all bad - and you can learn from the difficult ones.”

May Mean Has Beens Difficult Hurt Yoga Apples Bhakti Yoga Been Hurt Bad Apple

Author:Frederick Lenz

“When you're going though a difficult time, forget about yourself for a while. Go do something for someone else. This is the fastest way to pull yourself out of a negative state.”

Way States Difficult Forget Yoga Negative Karma About Yourself Difficult Times Karma Yoga

Author:Frederick Lenz

“The difficult opponent is the best.”

Difficult Yoga Karma Opponents Karma Yoga

Author:Frederick Lenz

“It is difficult to maintain the illusion that we are interpreting a Constitution, rather than inventing one.”

Difficult Illusion Constitution Melting Inventing Interpreting Court Justice

Book:Scalia's Court: A Legacy of Landmark Opinions and Dissents

Source: Scalia's Court: A Legacy of Landmark Opinions and Dissents

“Unless you have a great deal of purity, it's difficult to retain the higher light.”

Light Difficult Deals Buddhism Higher Purity

Author:Frederick Lenz

“To become pure is not difficult. Make the choices that will lead you to freedom and liberation - not enslavement to the wills, actions and desires of others.”

Action Desire Choices Difficult Buddhism Pure Liberation Purity Enslavement

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Awkward, odd, and difficult situations will always present themselves. You just have to stay cool and work through them.”

Difficult Situation Odd Mma Awkward Difficult Situations Stay Cool

Author:Erik Apple

“In Buddhism balance is the most difficult thing, because it is overlooked.”

Difficult Buddhism Balance Intention Difficult Things Overlooked

Author:Frederick Lenz

“The tremendous population increase has made meditation and psychic perception, things that come naturally to spiritually evolved people, difficult to practice and participate in.”

People Made Difficult Practice Meditation Seeing Perception Increase Population Psychics

Author:Frederick Lenz

“It's very important where you live. Because where you live, the energies make it easier or more difficult to dream. In certain places dreams are very manifest and very strong. So you should always pick a place to live that's good to dream in. One of the best places to dream is by the ocean.”

Should Important Dream Certain Energy Strong Difficult Easier Ocean Picks Manifest Very Strong Places To Live Best Place Where You Live

Author:Frederick Lenz

“...from this day forward until the day you are buried, do two things each day. First, master a difficult old insight, and second, add some new piece of knowledge to the world each day.”

Thinking World Firsts Two Difficult Pieces Masters Add Insight Two Things Each Day This Day Buried

Author:Edwin Land

“In any organization there ought to be the possibility of discussion... fence sitting is an art, and it's difficult, and it's important to do, rather than to go headlong in one direction or the other. It's just better to have action, isn't it than to sit on the fence? Not if you're not sure which way to go, it isn't.”

Ifs Thinking Way Art Important Action Difficult Possibility Ought Sitting Organization Discussion Not Sure Fence One Direction Which Way To Go

Author:Richard P. Feynman

“A fight is a fight. And life is a fight. No matter how many fights you have under your belt, it will continue to be a learning experience. And you can never prepare yourself for every scenario. Awkward, odd, and difficult situations will always present themselves. You just have to stay cool and work through them.”

Matter Life Is Fighting Difficult Situation Odd Mma Awkward Belts Scenarios Learning Experience Difficult Situations Stay Cool

Author:Erik Apple

“I played Lucifer once, which is sort of a difficult character to research. I thought to myself, "We all have the potential to be selfish, to be cruel - at least to think evil thoughts, even if we don't ever act out on them. Even if we don't ever think we behave badly, we probably do more than we realize."”

Ifs Thinking Character Evil Difficult Realizing Research Selfish Behave Lucifer Being Selfish Evil Thoughts

Author:Viggo Mortensen

“I would think that the drumstick is probably pretty good. Because you can put that anywhere. If you are a strong guy, you can put it in the throat, the nose, the mouth, the ear. It's also easily concealed. The guitar is pretty good, but you have to break it. And that's pretty difficult.”

Ifs Thinking Guy Strong Difficult Break Mouths Ears Guitar Noses Throat Concealed Drumsticks

Author:Dolph Lundgren

“I really believe, in my heart and soul, that if we would rebuild and strengthen the family structure in the country, you'd start to really deal with a number of the most difficult problems we're having in the country today, in poverty, education, and in crime, but we've broken the family structure up.”

Ifs Believe Heart Soul Country Problem Today Difficult Deals Numbers Poverty Crime Broken My Heart Structure Heart And Soul Difficult Problems

Author:Sam Brownback

“What every prime minister struggles with and every leader struggles with is how to balance the two objectives; firstly that of ensuring that all asylum seekers are treated generously and humanely in accordance with the convention and secondly doing everything you can to eliminate or at least discourage people smuggling. And it's a very, very difficult balance.”

People Two Difficult Leader Struggle Balance Objectives Treated Ministers Prime Conventions Prime Minister Seekers Discouraging Asylums Smuggling Asylum Seekers

Author:Malcolm Turnbull

“At 12 years old in the dangerous world that I was in, with a very difficult home life, I found the stage was the safest place to be. It was predetermined and predictable - and furthermore you got to be someone else. All the problems only began when you left the building.”

World Years Problem Home Found Left Difficult Stage Dangerous Building Predictable Predetermined Home Life Dangerous World

Author:Patrick Stewart

“We are very lucky to be men because women have a terrible time getting older parts. It's much more difficult.”

Men Difficult Terrible Lucky Getting Old Getting Older Terrible Times

Author:Ian Mckellen

“I think for all the women who are working parents it's difficult to balance your work-life and your home-life. You make obvious sacrifices because you really just want to be with your family.”

Thinking Want Home Parent Difficult Sacrifice Balance Obvious Our Family Home Life Working Parents

Author:Kate Hudson

“Trying to be a socialist and a libertarian is obviously a very difficult balancing act, which nobody has pulled off too successfully in this century.”

Trying Difficult Century Libertarian Socialist Balancing Act

Author:David Hare

“I started to get so many letters from unlikely people; a single mum going, "I watch your show, I'm not into survival, but I hold down four jobs and I get it when you say it's about persistence and putting a positive attitude into things during difficult times." That for me was a great liberator to realize that the show isn't about me running around, jumping off stuff and flexing muscles, it's about inspiring people. That makes me really happy.”

“I don't think escaping is necessarily a problem, but we can get addicted to almost anything. If you're craving being in this other reality and you don't want to participate in your own reality, those are the times we have to start asking ourselves difficult questions.”

Ifs Thinking Want Problem Reality Difficult Asking Craving Escaping Difficult Questions

Author:Joshua Mohr

“The film industry is so fickle about financing, and it's so difficult to get movies made.”

Made Film Difficult Industry Film Industry Fickle Financing

Author:Chloe Sevigny

“I like to work with a combination of analog and Pro Tools. I love the sound of analog tape, but there's so many things you can do with Pro Tools that would be incredibly difficult and very time-consuming with analog.”

Would Be Difficult Sound Can Do Tools Combination Tape Consuming Time Consuming Analog

Author:Kate Bush

“I always appreciate people's opinions, but sometimes I have to take a step back and remember why I'm writing and what I want to do with it. Shutting out the voices is difficult but it's been good for me.”

People Want Writing Sometimes Remember Difficult Voice Steps Opinion Appreciate Appreciate People

Author:Veronica Roth

“If you're eating poorly, neglecting your health, or living a high-stress lifestyle, you're depleting your inner resources. That will make it difficult to maintain the energy you need to participate fully and actively in your life.”

Ifs Needs Energy Difficult Eating Resources Stress Lifestyle Neglect

Book:Solemate

Source: Solemate

“You've got to trust people. And because I am a control freak, sometimes that's difficult for me, because I want to micro-manage absolutely everything. I can't hand over. But I'm trying to do that more.”

People Want Trying I Can Sometimes Hands Difficult Manage Freak Control Freak

Author:Victoria Beckham

“I’ ve always been a fan of the basics. After you have a good solid foundation of Jiu-Jitsu, the rest comes by instinct. You create, invent. The rest is easy. The difficult part is the beginning.”

Easy Difficult Fans Foundation Instinct Basics Jiu Jitsu Solid Foundation

Author:Carlos Gracie, Jr.

“It can be difficult to run your own firm, but the trade off is fewer conflicts and more control.”

Running Difficult Conflict Trade Firm Fewer Trade Offs

Author:Dan Gelber

“No matter what, it is very tricky and difficult just to be a good parent at all. I have a lot of help. And for that I'm very grateful.”

Matter Helping Parent Difficult No Matter What Grateful Tricky Good Parent

Author:Jennifer Garner

“GREAT SECRET Whenever I’m learning something difficult, I keep expectations low, and aspirations high.”

Difficult Secret Lows Expectations Aspiration

Author:James Marcus

“In the end, this is a difficult story to sum up. The making of the atomic bomb is one of history's most amazing examples of teamwork and genius and poise under pressure. But it's also the story of how humans created a weapon capable of wiping our species off the planet. It's a story with no end in sight. And, like it or not, you're in it.”

Humans Ends Stories Difficult Example Planets Genius Weapons Capable Sight Pressure Species Bombs Teamwork Most Amazing Atomic Bomb Under Pressure Poise

Author:Steve Sheinkin

“It's always great to play at home. I won here last year and it's great to start with a win like this today. The first match was difficult and I thought it was step in the right direction.”

Years Firsts Play Home Today Lasts Winning Difficult Steps Last Year Right Direction Steps In The Right Direction

Author:Gustavo Kuerten

“Unfortunately, most people do not stop to feel their tiredness. Faced with the pressures of life, they believe that it is a matter of survival to go on as they have been. Feeling tired raises a deep fear that they may not be able to continue the struggle. Many find it difficult to say, ‘I can’t.’ As children, they were taught that where there’s a will, there’s a way. To say, ‘I can’t,’ is to admit failure, which is seen as evidence that they are unworthy of love.”

People Way Feels Believe May Children Has Beens I Can Matter Feelings Able Difficult Struggle Taught Goes On Survival Evidence Pressure Raises Tired Unworthy Tiredness

Author:Alexander Lowen