No one can travel your own road for you; you must travel it for yourself. My faith in this stems from my childhood. I grew up in a family with a system of religious beliefs handed down to me.
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Advanced a stage or two upon that road
Which ... ARISTOPHANES Your lost friends are not dead, but gone before, advanced a stage or two upon that road which you mu... ARISTOPHANES ARISTOPHANES No matter how far you travel or how much you run from it, can you ever really escape your past? , SEX AND THE CITY, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, 2000 If you asked me which gives me more joy, my work or my family, there is no question that it's my... EMILY OSTER One of the things my family taught me - I think very important in religion and science - is that you... CHARLES H. TOWNES I live in a Moomin house in East London which I fill with blankets and nice crockery and get people ... BAT FOR LASHES When you are dispirited, held back, beat down and you have no one,you can give up, give in, or you c... JILL ANZINGER I was born in South Africa during apartheid, a system of laws that made it illegal for people to mix... TREVOR NOAH Infuse your life with action. Don't wait for it to happen. Make it happen. Make your own future.... BRADLEY WHITFORD You have to have faith in your fishmonger. I know where my fish comes from, and you can ask me. ART FRAZIER Travel agents are usually familiar with a variety of policies and can steer you towards the one that... BETH GODLIN Often, I'll do a quick workout in my hotel room consisting of exercises for the legs, glutes, ab... IZABEL GOULART One of the great things about music is that it has the capability of time travel - you smell a certa... M. WARD When the road gets dark - And you can no longer see - Just let my love throw a spark - And have a li... JOHN HIATT Your pianos travel with you. So does your manager. You have no time for girls. Your manager sees to ... GEORGE ANTHEIL Moreover, I have boundary issues with men. Or maybe that's not fair to say. One must have boundaries... ELIZABETH GILBERT For me, writing [was] a question of survival...I could not trust anyone, even my family. The atmosph... GAO XINGJIAN I grew up in a strong faith-based family. I think I have selected to return to those roots for stren... PAULA BROADWELL Remember Me: Comfort me with your thoughts from afar. . .
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