"I do triage on everything that comes through the door, and if it's not something we need (now, for real-not maybe someday) or something that deserves to be saved for posterity, it's discarded. I stop before I let myself drop something into a drawer or set it down on the piano. 'Where does it belong?' I think. If I don't have a place for it, I make a place."

-- Michelle Herman

#Real Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Doors Quotes

“There is an answer, some day we will know And you will ask her, why she had to go We live and die, we laugh and we cry You must take away the pain Before you can begin to live again”
“Ander is a fantastic young player, with great energy and creativity.Â We believe him to be one of the brightest young prospects in Spain and I am certain he will be a big hit with the United fans.Â Iâ€™m delighted he has made the decision to come to Manchester and play his part in the clubâ€™s future.”

Source : "Ander Herrera pays up contract and signs for Manchester United", www.theguardian.com. June 26, 2014.
“Research has shown that the perceived style of leadership is by far the most important thing to most voters in evaluating officeholders and candidates.”
“The world doesn't come to the clever folks, it comes to the stubborn, obstinate, one-idea-at-a-time people.”

Source : Mary Roberts Rinehart (2015). “Affinities”, p.37, Sheba Blake Publishing
“Forget the past and live in the present hour. Now is the time to work, the time to fill The soul with noblest thoughts, the time to will.”
“I drank to be funny, or sexy. I drank because I was afraid or happy or sad, and I drank for anything that required emotional commitment. ... I had chosen a profession that thrives on insecurity, and is never far from some source of social intercourse that involves alcohol or drugs.”
“I don't think they (the Chinese) have better friends in Africa than us. But when we compare to how much money we get, if we succeed, if the MCA is funded by the US Congress for Tanzania, it's going to be $700 Million. It's going to be huge, it may be a total of all the Chinese have been giving us all these years.”

Source : Interview with William Wallis and Tom Burgis, www.ft.com. November 06, 2007.
“At a point in every person's life, one has to look deeply into the mirror of one's soul and decide one's unique truth in the world, not as we may want to see it or hope to see it, but as it is.”

Source : Resignation Address, delivered 12 August 2004

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