"I don't think I really invented anybody. I have drawn on real life."

-- Arthur Hailey

#Real Quotes #Real Life Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“Knowing how the environment is pulling your strings and playing you is critical to making responsive rather than reactive moves.”
“What is it with you today?â€ says Christina on the way to breakfast. Her eyes are still swollen from sleep and her tangled hair forms a fuzzy halo around her face. â€œOh, you know,â€ I say. â€œSun shining. Birds chirping.â€ She raises an eyebrow at me, as if reminding me that we are in an underground tunnel.”
“Upon the union of the male germ cell with the female egg cell, a new cell is created which almost immediately splits into two parts. One of these grows rapidly, creating the human body of the individual with all its organs, and dies only with the individual.”
“A corporation is a living organism; it has to continue to shed its skin. Methods have to change. Focus has to change. Values have to change. The sum total of those changes is transformation.”

Source : "Andy Grove: What I've Learned" by Mike Sager, www.esquire.com. January 29, 2007.
“I enjoyed studying costume, learning about the corsetry and the historical context of fashion. I never had any real intention of being a costume designer.”

Source : "Georgina Chapman Interview: Red-Carpet Royalty" by Derek Blasberg, www.harpersbazaar.com. March 21, 2011.
“Can there be anything more sad than a girl dying on the day of her first communion, in her new dress. A little bride of death...”

Source : Georges Rodenbach (2007). “The Bells of Bruges”, Dedalus Limited
“It's very hard to find someone who's successful and dislikes what they do.”
“We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink.”

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