"Indeed, it is that ambiguity and ambivalence which often is so puzzling in women--the quality of shifting from child to woman, theseeming helplessness one moment and the utter self-reliance the next that baffle us, that seem most difficult to understand. These are the qualities that make her a mystery, the qualities that provoked Freud to complain, "What does a woman want?"

-- Lillian B. Rubin

#Children Quotes #Often Is Quotes #Self Quotes

“From an early age I didn't buy into the value systems of working hard in a nine-to-five job. I thought creativity, friendship and loyalty and pushing the boundaries of what was acceptable was much more interesting.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“A discerning eye needs only a hint, and understatement leaves the imagination free to build its own elaborations.”

Source : Russell Page (2010). “The Education of a Gardener”, p.84, Random House
“I've always been a writer because I've always been a student. My mom's a retired professor, so I come from a very academic background. I love writing, you know?”
“If you want to know the future, look at what is in your mind”
“The cherished dream of every chessplayer is to play a match with the World Champion. But here is the paradox: the closer you come to the realization of this goal, the less you think about it.”
“You don't pay the price for success, you enjoy the benefits of success.”
“I was extremely unpopular at school. Once the hardest kid in school beat me up and there was a plan for about 30 other kids to kick me in the face once I was down. Good times!”
“I don't believe music can be free unless it has something to be free from.”

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