#all

One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn't pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore you faith in yourself. ↗

— Lucille Ball

#business

The problem is, getting business is part of the business. It’s like a ritual with these guys: ‘Hey, how ‘bout those Club’ “ – the bad male impression was back – “ ‘let’s play some golf, smoke some cigars. Here’s my penis, there’s yours – yep, they appear to be about the same size – okay, let’s do some deals.’ “ When the woman seated at the next table threw them a disapproving look over the foam of her jumbo-sized cappuccino, Laney leaned in toward Payton. “Let’s use our inside voices, please, when using the p-word,” she whispered chidingly. ↗

— Julie James

#julie-james #payton-kendall #practice-makes-perfect #business

Don’t make light of werewolves, Jessica,' Luke said in a quiet voice. 'They’re very serious business. ↗

— Francine Pascal

#werewolves #business

God is calling you to change the world one life at a time and one small step at a time. Begin today where you are. ↗

— Dillon Burroughs

#god #small-steps #today #change

In order to benefit; however, you must believe that life is plotting for you. We often resist this emerging impulse or this urge to emerge because we are afraid of change, right? To the ego, change is equivalent to danger or death. But when we deny this evolutionary call, it causes an inner pressure that must find an outlet, sometimes in destructive ways. And this can break out as disease, financial collapse, or relationship meltdown. ↗

— Derek Rydall

#emergence #law-of-emergence #selfhelp #spirituality #change

Love, like Fortune, favours the bold. ↗

— E.A. Bucchianeri

#courage #courage-in-love #falling-in-love #first-love #fortune

Courage is more important than to be deceived by shallow victory waiting for a delayed defeat. ↗

— Dejan Stojanovic

#deceived #defeat #dejan-stojanovic #delay #important

…there is no other logical explanation for how things ultimately worked out except by God’s hand. ↗

— Kim De Blecourt

#international-adoption #kim-de-blecourt #orphans #ukraine #until-we-all-come-home

We, who have so much, need to reach out to the orphans of this world and show them the care, hope, and love they deserve. ↗

— Kim De Blecourt

#international-adoption #kim-de-blecourt #orphans #ukraine #until-we-all-come-home

So why were you with her?” “She was my assignment.” “From The Eye?” “No, from the Boy Scouts. That Witch Dating badge just kept eluding me.” “Well, you must have at least three Total Douchebag badges by now, so that has to count for something. ↗

— Rachel Hawkins

#hex-hall #rachel-hawkins #dating