“I wish I had an extra day with my mom sometimes. Or another hour in the day with my family, husband and children.”– Mary J. Blige Related Quotes “Because that’s the truth about people with obsessively organised plans: we’re not trying to control everything in our lives. We’re trying to block everything we can’t.”— Holly Smale “The prideful man qualifies himself by what people think of him, always looking for applause. There is another proud man; head bloodied by the world but eyes focused on what is good, never caring about spectators or the cost. He is proud that his wife can laugh, that his children can play, humbled by their love for him. His prayers say, “Please make me worthy of them” – In humility lies the foundation of strength.”— Lee Goff “It’s not an accident that both my sister and I are writers. Our parents created an accidental Petri dish. My family has great storytellers, and I grew up in a very funny, conversational house and didn’t have television. This small family farm was a bubble world that didn’t have much to do with reality.”– Elizabeth Gilbert