"Passion and courtesy are two polar opposite traits that serve to balance each other into a full-blooded whole. Without socialization, passion is a crude barbarian, and without passion, the elegant and polite are dead. Allow both passion and courtesy into your life in equal measure, and be complete."

-- Vera Nazarian

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“Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply. They're either speaking or preparing to speak. They're filtering everything through their own paradigms, reading their autobiography into other people's lives.”
“It is the duty of the saints, especially in times of straights, to reflect upon the performances of Providence for them in all the states and through all the stages of their lives.”
“Hint at the existence of wickedness in a light, easy, and agreeable manner, so that nobody's fine feelings may be offended.”
“Capital must work, as it were, in concert with industry; and this concurrence is what I call the productive agency of capital.”
“Dance first. Think later. It's the natural order.”
“AprÃ¨s ski is my favorite sport.”
“I'm addicted to you. You're my crack, and you also happen to be the only dealer.”

Source : Katy Evans (2013). “Mine”, p.266, Simon and Schuster
“I am a very nerdy guy. I understand that it's easier to cast me as a nerdy guy than an action star - although I would love to be an action star!”

Source : "Kumail Nanjiani Can Totally Relate to His Character on HBO’s 'Silicon Valley'". Interview with Michael Mechanic, www.motherjones.com. January 2016.

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