"I do think that maybe, even subconsciously, a lot of parents in the West are wondering, have we gone too far in the direction of coddling and protecting - you know, you see kids, sometimes that seem very rude and disrespectful. And the more important thing is they don't seem that happy."

-- Amy Chua

#Kids Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Rude Quotes

“I don't think anyone can really make up their mind and say, Now I'm going to be a director.”

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“Great artists need great clients.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Though nihilism has been relentlessly criticized for overemphasizing the dark side of human experience, it might be equally true that this overemphasis represents a needed counterbalance to shallow optimism and arrogant confidence in human power. Nihilism reminds us that we are not gods, and that despite all of the accomplishments and wonders of civilization, humans cannot alter the fact that they possess only a finite amount of mastery and control over their own destinies.”
“I've been reading a lot of books on history, and watching a lot of educational TV. Wikipedia too, even though it is not reliable.”
“If you're a writer there will come at least one morning in your life when you wake up and want to kill your agent.”
“I was sitting cross-legged in bed, trying without success to pretend I'd misunderstood the image I'd glimpsed. Yeah, right. Because Vlad had been between my legs looking for a set of keys he'd lost.”
“I write because I canâ€™t sleep.”
“I'm a goody two-shoes who's never taken anything stronger than Tylenol.”

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