"Sanaz Minaei [business woman] shows a visitor a cooking class at one of her several companies and says the opportunities for Iran are huge if only the country can rejoin the global economy as promised."

-- Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

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“Basically with the financing of the war economy America emerged as the great power that developed logically into a superpower. I am not going to explain to you the history of the Cold War because you certainly know it but what we see now is China as the rising economic superpower, one that is certainly moving forward.”
“[On art:] I believe that it not only enriches the spiritual life, but that it makes one more sane and sympathetic, more observant and understanding, regardless of whatever age it springs from, whatever subjects it represents.”
“A synopsis is a cold thing. You do it with the front of your mind. If you're going to stay with it, you never get quite the same magic as when you're going all out.”
“I knew right away that Rock Hudson was gay when he did not fall in love with me”
“If you give the future all your attention, the present will pass you by.”

Source : Phil Jackson, Hugh Delehanty (2013). “Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success”, p.70, Penguin
“She looks up at me with those vulnerable eyes. â€œWhat if it means something?â€ She asks. â€œWhat if it does?â€ â€œPromise me it wonâ€™t mean anything.â€ I lean my head back on the couch. â€œIt wonâ€™t mean anythinâ€™.â€ Arenâ€™t I supposed to be the guy in this scenario, laying down the no-commitment rules? â€œAnd no tongue,â€ she adds. â€œMi vida, if I kiss you, I guarantee thereâ€™s gonna be tongue.”
“Her voice was slightly accented but her French was perfect. Someone who'd not just learned the language but loved it. And it showed with every syllable. Gamache knew it was impossible to split language from culture. That without one the other withered. To love the language was to respect the culture.”
“If parents want to give their children a gift, the best thing they can do is to teach their children to love challenges, be intrigued by mistakes, enjoy effort, and keep on learning. That way, their children donâ€™t have to be slaves of praise. They will have a lifelong way to build and repair their own confidence.”

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