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“It’s being ready to accept rejection. You can work on a book for two years and get it published, and it’s like you may as well have thrown it down a well. It’s not all champagne and doing interviews with The New York Times.”

Years Wells May Two Book Accepting New York Ready Like You Rejection Interviews Thrown Two Years New York Times Champagne

Author:George R. R. Martin

“If a man remembers what is right at the sign of profit, is ready to lay down his life in the face of danger, and does not forget sentiments he has repeated all his life when he has been in straitened circumstances for a long time, he may be said to be a complete man.”

Ifs Men May Long Doe Has Beens Said Remember Faces Forget Danger Ready Circumstances Long Time Lays Profit Sentiments

Author:Confucius

“Since I move about with you, eat like you, and talk with you, you are deluded in the belief that this is but an instance of common humanity. Be warned against this mistake. I am also deluding you by My singing with you, talking with you, and engaging Myself in activities with you. But, any movement, My Divinity may be revealed to you; you have to be ready, prepared for that moment.”

May Moments Moving Humanity Belief Common Mistake Talking Movement Ready Like You Activity Singing Prepared Instance Divinity That Moment Engaging Deluded Common Humanity

Author:Sathya Sai Baba

“A well-judging man will open his trunk-line of study in such a direction that, while habitually adhering to it, he may enjoy a ready access to such other fields of knowledge as are most nearly related to it.”

Men Wells May Enjoy Lines Study Fields Ready Judging Research Access Related Trunks

Author:James Fitzjames Stephen

“Sincere thought, real free thought, ready, in the name of superhuman authority or of humble common sense, to question the basis of what is officially taught and generally accepted, is less and less likely to thrive. It is, we repeat, by far easier to enslave a literate people than an illiterate one, strange as this may seem at first sight. And the enslavement is more likely to be lasting.”

Source: The Lightning and the Sun

“The true Christians are the true citizens, lofty of purpose, resolute in endeavor, ready for a hero's deeds, but never looking down on their task because it is cast in the day of small things; scornful of baseness, awake to their own duties as well as to their rights, following the higher law with reverence, and in this world doing all that in their power lies, so that when death comes they may feel that humanity is in some degree better because they lived.”

“When a man is a favorite of Fortune she never takes him unawares, and, however astonishing her favors may be, she finds him ready.”

Men May Ready Fortune Favors Astonishing

Book:Napoleon in his own words from the French of Jules Bertaut

Source: Napoleon in his own words from the French of Jules Bertaut

“When the Jewish people, after nearly 2,000 years of exile, under relentless persecution, became a nation again on 14 May 1948 the 'fig tree' put forth its first leaves. Jesus said that this would indicate that He was 'at the door,' ready to return.”

People Years Firsts May Said Jesus Nations Doors Tree Ready Return Persecution Exile Relentless Figs

Book:The Late Great Planet Earth

Source: The Late Great Planet Earth

“Each person is born with a unique individuality, and each person has a destiny of his or her own. Imitation is crime, it is criminal. If you try to become a Buddha, you may look like Buddha, you may walk like him, you may talk like him, but you will miss. You will miss all that life was ready to deliver to you. Buddha happens only once.”

Ifs Trying Looks May Persons Happens Motivational Born Walks Destiny Missing Crime Ready Unique Individuality Criminals Imitation Will Miss You

Author:Rajneesh

“The ancient man approached God (or even the gods)as the accused person approaches his judge. For the modern man the roles are reversed. He is the judge: God is in the dock. He is quite a kindly judge: if God should have a reasonable defense for being the god who permits war, poverty, and disease, he is ready to listen to it. The trial may even end in God's acquittal. But the important thing is that Man is on the bench and God is in the dock.”

“The trials of life will not wait for us. They come at their own time, not caring much to inquire how ready we may be to meet them.”

May Waiting Ready Caring Trials Not Caring

Book:The Nemesis of Faith

Source: The Nemesis of Faith

“I rejoice that the reign of Christ is such, while it thrills the soul with emotions, and opens before the highest intellect the most ooundless conceptions, we are left at the same time ready, though our hearts be thrilled, to have our hands filled for deeds of benevolence and love. The happiest moments may be the busiest moments.”

Heart May Soul Moments Hands Left Christ Emotion Ready Highest And Love Filled Deeds Intellect Conception Rejoice Reign Benevolence

Author:Matthew Simpson

“When all is said and done, how do we know but that our own unreason may be better than another's truth? for it has been warmed on our hearths and in our souls, and is ready for the wild bees of truth to hive in it, and make their sweet honey.”

Knows May Has Beens Said Soul Done Ready Sweet Honey Bees Said And Done Hives Sweet Honey

Book:The Celtic Twilight

Source: The Celtic Twilight

“We are sacrificing ourselves for our ready-made goods; we are consumers and live in such a way that the means may consume the end.”

Way May Mean Made Ends Sacrifice Ready Consumers Goods

Author:Karl Kraus