“No matter how old you are now. You are never too young or too old for success or going after what you want. Here’s a short list of people who accomplished great things at different ages1) Helen Keller, at the age of 19 months, became deaf and blind. But that didn’t stop her. She was the first deaf and blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree.2) Mozart was already competent on keyboard and violin; he composed from the age of 5.3) Shirley Temple was 6 when she became a movie star on “Bright Eyes.”4) Anne Frank was 12 when she wrote the diary of Anne Frank.5) Magnus Carlsen became a chess Grandmaster at the age of 13.6) Nadia Comăneci was a gymnast from Romania that scored seven perfect 10.0 and won three gold medals at the Olympics at age 14.7) Tenzin Gyatso was formally recognized as the 14th Dalai Lama in November 1950, at the age of 15.8) Pele, a soccer superstar, was 17 years old when he won the world cup in 1958 with Brazil.9) Elvis was a superstar by age 19.10) John Lennon was 20 years and Paul Mcartney was 18 when the Beatles had their first concert in 1961.11) Jesse Owens was 22 when he won 4 gold medals in Berlin 1936.12) Beethoven was a piano virtuoso by age 2313) Issac Newton wrote Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica at age 2414) Roger Bannister was 25 when he broke the 4 minute mile record15) Albert Einstein was 26 when he wrote the theory of relativity16) Lance E. Armstrong was 27 when he won the tour de France 17) Michelangelo created two of the greatest sculptures “David” and “Pieta” by age 2818) Alexander the Great, by age 29, had created one of the largest empires of the ancient world19) J.K. Rowling was 30 years old when she finished the first manuscript of Harry Potter20) Amelia Earhart was 31 years old when she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean21) Oprah was 32 when she started her talk show, which has become the highest-rated program of its kind22) Edmund Hillary was 33 when he became the first man to reach Mount Everest23) Martin Luther King Jr. was 34 when he wrote the speech “I Have a Dream."24) Marie Curie was 35 years old when she got nominated for a Nobel Prize in Physics 25) The Wright brothers, Orville (32) and Wilbur (36) invented and built the world's first successful airplane and making the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight26) Vincent Van Gogh was 37 when he died virtually unknown, yet his paintings today are worth millions.27) Neil Armstrong was 38 when he became the first man to set foot on the moon.28) Mark Twain was 40 when he wrote "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", and 49 years old when he wrote "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"29) Christopher Columbus was 41 when he discovered the Americas30) Rosa Parks was 42 when she refused to obey the bus driver’s order to give up her seat to make room for a white passenger31) John F. Kennedy was 43 years old when he became President of the United States32) Henry Ford Was 45 when the Ford T came out.33) Suzanne Collins was 46 when she wrote "The Hunger Games"34) Charles Darwin was 50 years old when his book On the Origin of Species came out.35) Leonardo Da Vinci was 51 years old when he painted the Mona Lisa.36) Abraham Lincoln was 52 when he became president.37) Ray Kroc Was 53 when he bought the McDonalds Franchise and took it to unprecedented levels.38) Dr. Seuss was 54 when he wrote "The Cat in the Hat".40) Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger III was 57 years old when he successfully ditched US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River in 2009. All of the 155 passengers aboard the aircraft survived41) Colonel Harland Sanders was 61 when he started the KFC Franchise42) J.R.R Tolkien was 62 when the Lord of the Ring books came out43) Ronald Reagan was 69 when he became President of the US44) Jack Lalane at age 70 handcuffed, shackled, towed 70 rowboats45) Nelson Mandela was 76 when he became President”
―
Pablo
“God is great and God is good," Lisa says. "But where are the Apache attack helicopters when you need them?” ― Suzanne Finnamore, Split: A Memoir of Divorce
“With a vicious curse, John wrenched the steering wheel and brought the SUV to a sudden halt by the side of the road. He stared ahead, breathing hard, and then lowered his head to the steering wheel. "Fuck." His voice was the merest whisper. He turned his head, eyes bleak. "I can't do this, Suzanne. I can't give you up to them.""You have to." Her heart was cracking open. There was no question of holding back the tears now. "You have no choice."They moved at the same time. She launched herself into his arms at the same moment he opened them to haul her onto his lap. They kissed, violently, hungrily, a meeting of lips and tongue and tears. Her tears. He wasn't crying, but she could feel his muscles tense as rocks beneath her hands.He was holding the back of her head tightly, while eating at her mouth, as if he could fuse them at the lips. His tongue was deep in her mouth. She'd take the taste of him to her grave."Don't go, goddammit. Stay with me." His voice was thick and gravelly. The words came out between biting kisses. "I. Can't. Stand. To. Let. You. Go.” ― Lisa Marie Rice
“My heart slammed into my ribs and then my eyes closed automatically as his lips brushed mine just once. Every nerve ending in my body was alight with electricity at our connection. He clutched me close against his chest in a quick embrace. "Happy New Year," he murmured, his breath tickling close against my ear, sending shivers down my spine.” ― Lisa Suzanne, How He Really Feels
“I was always there, but maybe you just didn't realize it.” ― Lisa Suzanne, Separation Anxiety
“Life is pleasure occasionally interrupted by shit. How you deal with the shit is what shapes your character. You experience, you grow, and you move on. You never forget. You never stop loving. But you learn to live your new reality. You learn to find pleasure in the ordinary and you learn to appreciate the good because you’ve had the luck to experience it after a tragedy.” ― Lisa Suzanne, Vintage Volumes One and Two Box Set
“The security camera caught her eye, and for a long moment Suzanne gazed up at it—an expression frozen in time and, like Mona Lisa’s smile, interpreted a thousand different ways.” ― Matthew FitzSimmons, The Short Drop
“I need you. I need to be inside of your perfect body. I need to fuck you fast and hard and then take you slowly. I need to taste every part of you. I need to bury my hard cock in you. It's all I've thought about for two months. Fuck, it's all I've thought about for fve goddamn years.” ― Lisa Suzanne, Separation Anxiety
“You're amazing. You're smart. And you're so goddamn beautiful that sometimes it hurts to look at you and I know that I can't have you.” ― Lisa Suzanne, Separation Anxiety
“This was comfort. This was home. This was where I wanted to be.” ― Lisa Suzanne, Separation Anxiety
“I stood in the middle between my past and my future, and the symbolism wasn't lost on me.” ― Lisa Suzanne, Separation Anxiety
“... the man who made me feel like I could do anything and be anything I wanted to be.” ― Lisa Suzanne, Separation Anxiety
“... it was also his heart and his goodness and the way he cared about others. It was the way he put others before himself. It was the way he held me in the night as if he ways recharging the strength he lost when we were apart.And, most of all, it was the way he needed me as much I needed him.” ― Lisa Suzanne, Separation Anxiety
“Because the minute you turn that on, we face reality. I think I’d like to live a few more minutes here with you.” ― Lisa Suzanne, Timeout
“When I married your dad, I was young, but I was in love. He was, too, and that’s what marriage has always meant to me. Not status or advantages or television shows. It’s not always peaches and carrot cake, but it’s commitment formed out of a mutual love and respect and need to be with the other person.” ― Lisa Suzanne, Timeout
“I’m so sorry. I wish you’d been there tonight. Maybe it would’ve been easier just to have you close. I wish I could fix all this shit. I wish I could sleep next to you tonight and you wouldn’t push me away. I always sleep better next to you.” He sighs. “I wish it was you standing at the end of the aisle tomorrow. I know this is all wrong, but it doesn’t matter. I’ve said it enough times and it hasn’t changed anything, and it won’t. It can’t.” ― Lisa Suzanne, Timeout
“There’s only one more step to go before I’m in his arms, and I close that gap. As much as I’ve tried to fight it, I can’t. Not right now. Not when it matters the most. “Then don’t,” I say, and I grab the lapels of his tuxedo in my fists. “Don’t do it.” ― Lisa Suzanne, Timeout
“I don’t think I can do this,” he says, and he takes a step toward me.” ― Lisa Suzanne, Timeout
“What does all this mean for us?” I ask, motioning between us with my hand. “It means we take it from here. We take it as slowly or as quickly as feels right for us. It means there’s nobody else in the picture and we’re free to get to know each other. We’re free to be together. I’m free to give you all the parts of myself you were too respectful to take when I offered them to you before... one of the many things about you I’ve fallen for.” ― Lisa Suzanne, Turnover
“God is great and God is good," Lisa says. "But where are the Apache attack helicopters when you need them?” ― Suzanne Finnamore, Split: A Memoir of Divorce
“With a vicious curse, John wrenched the steering wheel and brought the SUV to a sudden halt by the side of the road. He stared ahead, breathing hard, and then lowered his head to the steering wheel. "Fuck." His voice was the merest whisper. He turned his head, eyes bleak. "I can't do this, Suzanne. I can't give you up to them.""You have to." Her heart was cracking open. There was no question of holding back the tears now. "You have no choice."They moved at the same time. She launched herself into his arms at the same moment he opened them to haul her onto his lap. They kissed, violently, hungrily, a meeting of lips and tongue and tears. Her tears. He wasn't crying, but she could feel his muscles tense as rocks beneath her hands.He was holding the back of her head tightly, while eating at her mouth, as if he could fuse them at the lips. His tongue was deep in her mouth. She'd take the taste of him to her grave."Don't go, goddammit. Stay with me." His voice was thick and gravelly. The words came out between biting kisses. "I. Can't. Stand. To. Let. You. Go.” ― Lisa Marie Rice
“My heart slammed into my ribs and then my eyes closed automatically as his lips brushed mine just once. Every nerve ending in my body was alight with electricity at our connection. He clutched me close against his chest in a quick embrace. "Happy New Year," he murmured, his breath tickling close against my ear, sending shivers down my spine.” ― Lisa Suzanne, How He Really Feels
“I was always there, but maybe you just didn't realize it.” ― Lisa Suzanne, Separation Anxiety
“Life is pleasure occasionally interrupted by shit. How you deal with the shit is what shapes your character. You experience, you grow, and you move on. You never forget. You never stop loving. But you learn to live your new reality. You learn to find pleasure in the ordinary and you learn to appreciate the good because you’ve had the luck to experience it after a tragedy.” ― Lisa Suzanne, Vintage Volumes One and Two Box Set
“The security camera caught her eye, and for a long moment Suzanne gazed up at it—an expression frozen in time and, like Mona Lisa’s smile, interpreted a thousand different ways.” ― Matthew FitzSimmons, The Short Drop
“I need you. I need to be inside of your perfect body. I need to fuck you fast and hard and then take you slowly. I need to taste every part of you. I need to bury my hard cock in you. It's all I've thought about for two months. Fuck, it's all I've thought about for fve goddamn years.” ― Lisa Suzanne, Separation Anxiety
“You're amazing. You're smart. And you're so goddamn beautiful that sometimes it hurts to look at you and I know that I can't have you.” ― Lisa Suzanne, Separation Anxiety
“This was comfort. This was home. This was where I wanted to be.” ― Lisa Suzanne, Separation Anxiety
“I stood in the middle between my past and my future, and the symbolism wasn't lost on me.” ― Lisa Suzanne, Separation Anxiety
“... the man who made me feel like I could do anything and be anything I wanted to be.” ― Lisa Suzanne, Separation Anxiety
“... it was also his heart and his goodness and the way he cared about others. It was the way he put others before himself. It was the way he held me in the night as if he ways recharging the strength he lost when we were apart.And, most of all, it was the way he needed me as much I needed him.” ― Lisa Suzanne, Separation Anxiety
“Because the minute you turn that on, we face reality. I think I’d like to live a few more minutes here with you.” ― Lisa Suzanne, Timeout
“When I married your dad, I was young, but I was in love. He was, too, and that’s what marriage has always meant to me. Not status or advantages or television shows. It’s not always peaches and carrot cake, but it’s commitment formed out of a mutual love and respect and need to be with the other person.” ― Lisa Suzanne, Timeout
“I’m so sorry. I wish you’d been there tonight. Maybe it would’ve been easier just to have you close. I wish I could fix all this shit. I wish I could sleep next to you tonight and you wouldn’t push me away. I always sleep better next to you.” He sighs. “I wish it was you standing at the end of the aisle tomorrow. I know this is all wrong, but it doesn’t matter. I’ve said it enough times and it hasn’t changed anything, and it won’t. It can’t.” ― Lisa Suzanne, Timeout
“There’s only one more step to go before I’m in his arms, and I close that gap. As much as I’ve tried to fight it, I can’t. Not right now. Not when it matters the most. “Then don’t,” I say, and I grab the lapels of his tuxedo in my fists. “Don’t do it.” ― Lisa Suzanne, Timeout
“I don’t think I can do this,” he says, and he takes a step toward me.” ― Lisa Suzanne, Timeout
“What does all this mean for us?” I ask, motioning between us with my hand. “It means we take it from here. We take it as slowly or as quickly as feels right for us. It means there’s nobody else in the picture and we’re free to get to know each other. We’re free to be together. I’m free to give you all the parts of myself you were too respectful to take when I offered them to you before... one of the many things about you I’ve fallen for.” ― Lisa Suzanne, Turnover
