"You cannot see the Grand Canyon in one view, as if it were a changeless spectacle from which a curtain might be lifted, but to see it you have to toil from month to month through its labyrinths."

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Source : John Wesley Powell (2008). “Canyons of the Colorado”, p.397, Cosimo, Inc.

John Wesley Powell

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“Relationship is a mirror in which you can see yourself, not as you would wish to be, but as you are.”
“If you want something you have to wait.”
“Part of being a feminist is giving other women the freedom to make choices you might not necessarily make yourself.”

Source : "5 Great Insights from Lena Dunham’s Recent Book Tour" by Louis Virtel, uproxx.com. October 02, 2014.
“I didn't want to admit that I was a performer. A performer meant spotlights - a performer had connotations of theater. I would have preferred agent to performer.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“A lot can change because you are embarrassed by something.”
“Without my relatives, I am but a thread; together, we form a colorful and elaborate Persian carpet.”

Source : Firoozeh Dumas (2007). “Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America”, p.103, Random House
“It's a civic virtue to be exposed to things that appear to be outside your interest. In a complex world, almost everything affects you â€“ that closes the loop on pecuniary self-interest. Customers are always right, but people aren't.”

Source : Eli Pariser (2011). “The Filter Bubble: How the New Personalized Web Is Changing What We Read and How We Think”, p.21, Penguin
“I didnt like the Survivor shows because of the mean-spirited aspect, and women certainly were part of whatever conflict they would create.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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