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“I make dark dramas, movies about people living in desperate fear who then overcome that fear and find a heroic side to themselves.”

People Sides Dark Drama Overcoming Desperate Heroic

Author:Jodie Foster

“Many of us, utterly overcome by Tamas, the dark and heavy demon of inertia, are saying nowadays that it is impossible, that India is decayed, bloodless and lifeless, too weak ever to recover; that our race is doomed to extinction. It is a foolish and idle saying. No man or nation need be weak unless he chooses, no man or nation need perish unless he deliberately chooses extinction.”

Men Needs Nations Dark Race Impossible Weak Overcoming India Heavy Foolish Demon Idle Doomed Extinction Saying No Inertia Lifeless

Author:Sri Aurobindo

“Always follow your dreams, even if they lead you down a few dark alleys.”

Ifs Dream Dark Overcoming Obstacles Your Dreams Follow Your Dreams Alleys Dark Alleys

Author:Teresa Mummert

“It's easy to have a relationship and show each other only the beautiful shiny things. Sharing good parts about you is elementary, so finding a partner in life can't be only about showcasing these agreeable characteristics, but also the less impressive ones. In a strange way, true intimacy lies in that dark side-in making peace with the fact that it lives inside you somewhere-so that you can share it with the person and they can be there to help you overcome it.”

“Programming is a Dark Art, and it always will be. The programmer is fighting against the two most destructive forces in the universe: entropy and human stupidity. These are not things you can overcome with a "methodology" or on a schedule.”

Humans Art Two Fighting Universe Force Dark Overcoming Stupidity Programming Destructive Schedules Programmers Methodology Entropy Human Stupidity Dark Art

Author:Damian Conway

“Hope is not pretending that troubles don't exist. It is the trust that they will not last forever, that hurts will be healed and difficulties overcome. It is faith that a source of strength and renewal lies within to lead us through the dark into the sunshine.”

Lasts Lying Hurt Dark Forever Trouble Source Overcoming Difficulty Sunshine Pretending Renewal Healed Source Of Strength

Author:Liz Chase

“There was a period of time between 2005 and 2008 that was pretty challenging. I had taken a leap of faith and moved to Los Angeles from New York, which had been incredible to me professionally. I couldn't get arrested in this town. There was a lot of doubt and fear that crept in, and boy, did insecurity stick her foot up in it. There were many obstacles that were overcome during that very dark period - creative, financial, emotional, and spiritual - and I'm here, standing, stronger than ever.”

“Fairy tales to me are never happy, sweet stories. They're moral stories about overcoming the dark side and the bad.”

Stories Sides Dark Moral Sweet Overcoming Tales Fairy Fairy Tale Dark Side

Author:Joe Wright

“It is important for people to know that no matter what lies in their past, they can overcome the dark side and press on the a brighter world.”

People Knows World Important Matter Past Lying Sides Dark Overcoming No Matter What Presses Survivor Brighter Dark Side

Book:A Child Called It: One Child's Courage to Survive

Source: A Child Called It: One Child's Courage to Survive

“A good laugh overcomes more difficulties and dissipates more dark clouds than any other one thing.”

Humor Happiness Dark Laughing One Thing Laughter Overcoming Difficulty Clouds Prairie Dark Clouds Good Laugh Humor And Laughter Humor Laughter Little House On The Prairie

Book:Laura Ingalls Wilder, farm journalist: writings from the Ozarks

Source: Laura Ingalls Wilder, farm journalist: writings from the Ozarks

“And this is a kiss like none before, a kiss that could overcome the dark of deep space night. It's a falling star, flame, ice. It's pure as water from a snow-fed mountain spring. This is what you dream a kiss to be. To have a kiss just like this each and every day! How satisfying life would be.”

Dream Would Be Night Fall Stars Water Dark Space Pure Mountain Kissing Spring Overcoming Snow Ice Flames Feds Satisfying Deep Space

Author:Ellen Hopkins

“Only one who has risked the fight with the dragon and is not overcome by it wins the "treasure hard to attain." He alone has a genuine claim to self-confidence, for he has faced the dark ground of his self and thereby has gained himself. This experience gives him faith and trust.”

Inspirational Giving Self Hard Fighting Winning Dark Overcoming Claims Self Confidence Treasure Genuine Dragons

Book:The Collected Works

Source: The Collected Works