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“Life is tough my darling, but so are you.” —Stephanie Bennett Henry “All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me.” —Walt Disney
Stallings was born and raised in Decatur, Georgia [1] and studied classics at the University of Georgia (A.B., 1990) and Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford (MSt in Latin Literature, 1991).
Stall (fluid dynamics), in aviation and fluid dynamics, a sudden reduction in lift from exceeding a foil's critical angle of attack (such as when a plane climbs too steeply and slowly) Compressor stall, in jet-engine aviation; Stalling (gaming), obstruction of the flow of play while leading in a timed game; Pipeline stall, in computing
Roosevelt states the main point of his speech in the opening remarks: I wish to preach, not the doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of the strenuous life, the life of toil and effort, of labor and strife; to preach that highest form of success which comes, not to the man who desires mere easy peace, but to the man who does not shrink from danger, from hardship, or from bitter toil, and ...
"Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death!" Mame Dennis Rosalind Russell: Auntie Mame: 1958 94 "I feel the need—the need for speed!" Pete Mitchell and Nick Bradshaw Tom Cruise and Anthony Edwards: Top Gun: 1986 95 "Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary." John Keating Robin Williams: Dead Poets ...
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This ethic was articulated by Bessie Anderson Stanley in 1911 (in a quote often misattributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson): "To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded."
Character Is Destiny: Inspiring Stories Every Young Person Should Know and Every Adult Should Remember is a 2005 book by United States Senator John McCain with Mark Salter. Published by Random House , it is a collection of biographies about individuals from the past and present who, in the authors' view, exemplify the best qualities of character.