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Hold tenderly that which you cherish, for it is precious and a tight grip may crush it. Do not let the fear of dropping it cause you to hold it too tightly the chances are, it's holding you too. – Bob Alberti
Holding on to anger, resentment and hurt only gives you tense muscles, a headache and a sore jaw from clenching your teeth. Forgiveness gives you back the laughter and the lightness in your life. – Joan Lunden
The art of living lies in a fine mingling of holding on and letting go. – Havelock Ellis
Without peaceful international relations, there could be no economic stability and prosperity. On the political front, world leaders and UN veto-holding members could reset their foreign policies and stop burdening their economies and their people with international conflicts. The UN international courts of justice could be responsible for resolving international conflicts. The implementation of this solution requires a strong global leadership vision and action. Unfortunately the US leadership is limited by many conflicting private interest groups and is buried in domestic politics, ideological conflicts, and security issues. It is also unlikely that the global powers will let go of their power voluntarily and the situation will not get better before it gets worse. – Med Jones
A dream can be nurtured over years and years and then flourish rapidly. . . . Be patient. It will happen for you. Sooner or later, life will get weary of beating on you and holding the door shut on you, and then it will let you in and throw you a real party – Les Brown
Courage is fear holding on a minute longer. – George S. Patton
Do we, holding that gods exist, deceive ourselves with unsubstantiated dreams, and lies, while random careless chance and change alone rule the world – Euripides
Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them. – George Orwell
Educate your children to self-control, to the habit of holding passion and prejudice and evil tendencies subject to an upright and reasoning will, and you have done much to abolish misery from their future and crimes from society. – Benjamin Franklin
Educate your children to self-control, to the habit of holding passion and prejudice and evil tendencies to an upright and reasoning will, and you have done much to abolish misery from their future lives and crimes to society. – Daniel Webster
Every great work, every big accomplishment, has been brought into manifestation through holding to the vision, and often just before the big achievement, comes apparent failure and discouragement. – Florence Shinn
Every great work, every great accomplishment, has been brought into manifestation through holding to the vision, and often just before the big achievement, comes apparent failure and discouragement. – Florence Scovel Shinn
Holding anger is a poison. It eats you from the inside. We think that hating is a weapon that attacks the person who harmed us. But hatred is a curved blade. And the harm we do, we do to ourselves. – Mitch Albom, The Five People You Meet in Heaven
Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else you are the one who gets burned. – Buddha
Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. – Buddha
Humor is richly rewarding to the person who employs it. It has some value in gaining and holding attention. But it has no persuasive value at all. – John Kenneth Galbraith
I think a good scene in a movie would be where one scientist tells another scientist, 'You know what will save the world You're holding it in your hand.' And the other scientist looks, and in his hand are peanuts. Then when he looks up, the first scientist is being taken away to the insane asylum. – Jack Handey Deep Thoughts
I'm worried that the universe will soon need replacing. It's not holding a charge. – Edward Chilton
If my hands are fully occupied in holding on to something, I can neither give nor receive. – Dorothee Solle
Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well. – Josh Billings
Life has loveliness to sell, All beautiful and splendid things, Blue waves whitened on a cliff, Soaring fire that sways and sings And children's faces looking up Holding wonder like a cup. – Sara Teasdale
Love is not a gamble when your holding all the cards. – Justin Chase Campbell
One can never know how valuable is the paper he is holding. What would we pay for a menu from the feast at Aleutropolis! – Jose Ortega
One cannot subdue a man by holding back his hands. Lasting peace comes not from force. – David Borenstein
Some think it's holding on that makes one strong sometimes it's letting go. – Sylvia Robinson

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