<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" >
  <channel>
    <xhtml:meta xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" name="robots" content="noindex" />
    <title></title>
    <copyright><![CDATA[Copyright (C) 2026 Goodreads LLC. All rights reserved.]]>
    </copyright>
    <link>https://www.goodreads.com/</link>
    <atom:link href="https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/list_rss/98172090-chima-nwankwo" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
    <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
    <language>en-US</language>
    <lastBuildDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2019 00:48:21 -0700</lastBuildDate>
    <ttl>60</ttl>
    <image>
      <title></title>
      <link>https://www.goodreads.com/</link>
      <width>144</width>
      <height>41</height>
      <url>https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg</url>
    </image>
    	<item>
		<guid>https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/62900-life-is-never-made-unbearable-by-circumstances-but-only-by</guid>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2019 00:48:21 -0700</pubDate>
		<title>
			<![CDATA[Chima add a quote by Victor Frankl]]>
		</title>
		<link>
	    <![CDATA[https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/62900-life-is-never-made-unbearable-by-circumstances-but-only-by]]>
		</link>
		<description>
	    <![CDATA["Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose." -- Victor Frankl]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<guid>https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/399922-when-what-you-hear-and-what-you-see-don-t-match</guid>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2019 00:49:22 -0700</pubDate>
		<title>
			<![CDATA[Chima add a quote by Dale Renton]]>
		</title>
		<link>
	    <![CDATA[https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/399922-when-what-you-hear-and-what-you-see-don-t-match]]>
		</link>
		<description>
	    <![CDATA["When what you hear and what you see don't match, trust your eyes." -- Dale Renton]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<guid>https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/302901-disappointment-will-come-when-your-effort-does-not-give-you</guid>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2019 00:52:41 -0700</pubDate>
		<title>
			<![CDATA[Chima add a quote by Chetan Bhagat]]>
		</title>
		<link>
	    <![CDATA[https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/302901-disappointment-will-come-when-your-effort-does-not-give-you]]>
		</link>
		<description>
	    <![CDATA["Disappointment will come when your effort does not give you the expected return. If things don’t go as planned or if you face failure. Failure is extremely difficult to handle, but those that do come out stronger. What did this failure teach me? is the question you will need to ask. You will feel miserable. You will want to quit, like I wanted to when nine publishers rejected my first book. Some IITians kill themselves over low grades – how silly is that? But that is how much failure can hurt you. But it’s life. If challenges could always be overcome, they would cease to be a challenge. And remember – if you are failing at something, that means you are at your limit or potential. And that’s where you want to be. 
Disappointment’ s cousin is  Frustration, the second storm.  Have you ever been frustrated? It happens when things are stuck. This is especially relevant in India. From traffic jams to getting that job you deserve, sometimes things take so long that you don’t know if you chose the right goal. After books, I set the goal of writing for Bollywood, as I thought they needed writers. I am called extremely lucky, but it took me five years to get close to  a release. Frustration saps excitement, and turns your initial energy into something negative, making you a bitter person. How did I deal with it? A realistic assessment of the time involved – movies take a long time to make even though they are watched quickly, seeking a certain enjoyment in the process rather than the end result – at least I was learning how to write scripts, having a side plan – I had my third book to write and even something as simple as pleasurable distractions in your life – friends, food, travel can help you overcome it. Remember, nothing is to be taken seriously. Frustration is a sign somewhere, you took it too seriously." -- Chetan Bhagat]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<guid>https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/474212-life-is-a-constant-process-of-dying</guid>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2019 00:53:34 -0700</pubDate>
		<title>
			<![CDATA[Chima add a quote by Arthur Schopenhauer]]>
		</title>
		<link>
	    <![CDATA[https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/474212-life-is-a-constant-process-of-dying]]>
		</link>
		<description>
	    <![CDATA["Life is a constant process of dying." -- Arthur Schopenhauer]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<guid>https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/486510-the-moment-you-stop-trying-to-become-a-better-person</guid>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2019 00:55:43 -0700</pubDate>
		<title>
			<![CDATA[Chima add a quote by Carroll Bryant]]>
		</title>
		<link>
	    <![CDATA[https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/486510-the-moment-you-stop-trying-to-become-a-better-person]]>
		</link>
		<description>
	    <![CDATA["The moment you stop trying to become a better person, is the moment you start to become worse than what you already are." -- Carroll Bryant]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<guid>https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/864032-stay-low-stay-quiet-keep-it-simple-don-t-expect-too</guid>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2019 00:56:32 -0700</pubDate>
		<title>
			<![CDATA[Chima add a quote by Dean Koontz]]>
		</title>
		<link>
	    <![CDATA[https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/864032-stay-low-stay-quiet-keep-it-simple-don-t-expect-too]]>
		</link>
		<description>
	    <![CDATA["Stay low, stay quiet, keep it simple, don't expect too much, enjoy what you have." -- Dean Koontz]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<guid>https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/446002-the-only-thing-standing-between-you-and-your-dreams-is</guid>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2019 00:59:39 -0700</pubDate>
		<title>
			<![CDATA[Chima add a quote by Carroll Bryant]]>
		</title>
		<link>
	    <![CDATA[https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/446002-the-only-thing-standing-between-you-and-your-dreams-is]]>
		</link>
		<description>
	    <![CDATA["The only thing standing between you and your dreams is ... reluctance." -- Carroll Bryant]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<guid>https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/367870-it-takes-billions-of-years-to-create-a-human-being</guid>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2019 01:01:44 -0700</pubDate>
		<title>
			<![CDATA[Chima add a quote by Jostein Gaarder]]>
		</title>
		<link>
	    <![CDATA[https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/367870-it-takes-billions-of-years-to-create-a-human-being]]>
		</link>
		<description>
	    <![CDATA["It takes billions of years to create a human being. And it takes only a few seconds to die." -- Jostein Gaarder]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<guid>https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/422197-all-i-know-is-that-i-do-not-know-anything</guid>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2019 01:03:54 -0700</pubDate>
		<title>
			<![CDATA[Chima add a quote by Socrates]]>
		</title>
		<link>
	    <![CDATA[https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/422197-all-i-know-is-that-i-do-not-know-anything]]>
		</link>
		<description>
	    <![CDATA["All I know is that I do not know anything" -- Socrates]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<guid>https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/692946-freedom-of-mind-is-the-real-freedom-a-person-whose</guid>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2019 01:06:19 -0700</pubDate>
		<title>
			<![CDATA[Chima add a quote by Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar]]>
		</title>
		<link>
	    <![CDATA[https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/692946-freedom-of-mind-is-the-real-freedom-a-person-whose]]>
		</link>
		<description>
	    <![CDATA["Freedom of mind is the real freedom. 
A person whose mind is not free though he may not be in chains, is a slave, not a free man. 
One whose mind is not free, though he may not be in prison, is a prisoner and not a free man. 
One whose mind is not free though alive, is no better than dead. 
Freedom of mind is the proof of one's existence." -- Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<guid>https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/1276477-life-has-no-remote-get-up-and-change-it-yourself</guid>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2019 02:05:48 -0700</pubDate>
		<title>
			<![CDATA[Chima add a quote by Mark A. Cooper]]>
		</title>
		<link>
	    <![CDATA[https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/1276477-life-has-no-remote-get-up-and-change-it-yourself]]>
		</link>
		<description>
	    <![CDATA["Life has no remote....get up and change it yourself!" -- Mark A. Cooper]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<guid>https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/8110730-make-improvements-not-excuses-seek-respect-not-attention</guid>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2019 02:07:02 -0700</pubDate>
		<title>
			<![CDATA[Chima add a quote by Roy T. Bennett]]>
		</title>
		<link>
	    <![CDATA[https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/8110730-make-improvements-not-excuses-seek-respect-not-attention]]>
		</link>
		<description>
	    <![CDATA["Make improvements, not excuses. Seek respect, not attention." -- Roy T. Bennett]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<guid>https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/8131554-do-not-fear-failure-but-rather-fear-not-trying</guid>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2019 02:07:42 -0700</pubDate>
		<title>
			<![CDATA[Chima add a quote by Roy T. Bennett]]>
		</title>
		<link>
	    <![CDATA[https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/8131554-do-not-fear-failure-but-rather-fear-not-trying]]>
		</link>
		<description>
	    <![CDATA["Do not fear failure but rather fear not trying." -- Roy T. Bennett]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<guid>https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/8110791-don-t-just-don-t-just-learn-experience-don-t-just-read-absorb</guid>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2019 02:08:21 -0700</pubDate>
		<title>
			<![CDATA[Chima add a quote by Roy T. Bennett]]>
		</title>
		<link>
	    <![CDATA[https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/8110791-don-t-just-don-t-just-learn-experience-don-t-just-read-absorb]]>
		</link>
		<description>
	    <![CDATA["Don't Just

Don't just learn, experience.
Don't just read, absorb.
Don't just change, transform.
Don't just relate, advocate.
Don't just promise, prove.
Don't just criticize, encourage.
Don't just think, ponder.
Don't just take, give.
Don't just see, feel.
Don’t just dream, do. 
Don't just hear, listen.
Don't just talk, act.
Don't just tell, show.
Don't just exist, live." -- Roy T. Bennett]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<guid>https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/9839781-i-want-to-be-the-free-spirit-i-know-i</guid>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2019 02:47:35 -0700</pubDate>
		<title>
			<![CDATA[Chima add a quote by Madisen Kuhn]]>
		</title>
		<link>
	    <![CDATA[https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/9839781-i-want-to-be-the-free-spirit-i-know-i]]>
		</link>
		<description>
	    <![CDATA["I want to be the free spirit I know I am, not limited by my anxiety or depression. I want to be independent like I feel when I walk by myself in the city. I want to look at other girls and see loveliness rather than competition. I want to be so content with who I am that I forget to consider myself at all-instead, I just exist. I want to be self-aware, to know exactly what I want and need, and to go after it without hesitation. I want to chase the life I envision for myself." -- Madisen Kuhn]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<guid>https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/9839763-my-worst-enemy-is-fear-but-my-best-hero-is</guid>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2019 02:47:47 -0700</pubDate>
		<title>
			<![CDATA[Chima add a quote by TBreeze Madi]]>
		</title>
		<link>
	    <![CDATA[https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/9839763-my-worst-enemy-is-fear-but-my-best-hero-is]]>
		</link>
		<description>
	    <![CDATA["My worst enemy is fear but my best hero is to face it." -- TBreeze Madi]]>
		</description>
	</item>
	<item>
		<guid>https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/9839756-the-happiest-girl-in-the-world-is-the-one-dates</guid>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2019 02:47:55 -0700</pubDate>
		<title>
			<![CDATA[Chima add a quote by TBreeze Madi]]>
		</title>
		<link>
	    <![CDATA[https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/9839756-the-happiest-girl-in-the-world-is-the-one-dates]]>
		</link>
		<description>
	    <![CDATA["The happiest girl in the world is the one dates a clown because she's busy laughing at us, getting hurt by love." -- TBreeze Madi]]>
		</description>
	</item>

  </channel>
</rss>
