"One can give or withhold in a manner far more effective, sophisticated, useful, which is quite invisible to people who think that giving or withholding is done by external assessment. If you seek some mark of favour or 'promotion', know that you are not ready for it. Progress comes through capacity to learn, and is irresistible. Nobody can stand between you and knowledge if you are fit for it."

-- Idries Shah

#Thinking Quotes #Assessment Quotes #People Quotes

“Writing the middle of a novel is a lot like driving through Texas. You think it's never going to end, and the scenery looks the same.”

Source : Carolyn Wheat (2011). “How to Write Killer Fiction: The Funhouse of Mystery & the Roller Coaster of Suspense”, p.31, SCB Distributors
“Dr. Phil is hiding something. Otherwise, why wouldn't he use his last name?”

Source : "What I've Learned: Garry Shandling". www.esquire.com. January 29, 2007.
“The Spring is here--the delicate footed May, With its slight fingers full of leaves and flowers, And with it comes a thirst to be away. In lovelier scenes to pass these sweeter hours.”
“I have always had a slight feeling of pity for man who has no knowledge of chess.”
“I make a living doing what I love doing, and it's what brings me joy.”
“Singing is a way of releasing an emotion that you sometimes can't portray when you're acting. And music moves your soul, so music is the source of the most intense emotions you can feel. When you hear a song and you're acting it's incredible. But when you're singing a song and you're acting it's even more incredible.”
“It would probably be very sensible to be in love with someone who was not in the arts and who wasn't so prone to ups and downs. When I think of people who aren't in the arts, I immediately think of politicians for some reason, and I would never want to be with a politician.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“All work flows from some underlying assumptions, and the content of that faith can dramatically change our expectations for our work.”

Source : Source: www.biblegateway.com

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