"There is no life which does not possess its own importance, no life which may not be touched by greatness at any time -- Yes, be touched by greatness and have a hand in it. (from The Mirror of Her Dreams)"

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Source : Stephen R. Donaldson (2013). “The Mirror of Her Dreams”, p.282, Del Rey

Stephen R. Donaldson

#Dream Quotes #Greatness Quotes #Hands Quotes

“Oh, what the hell did I know? I went to the set the first day in full makeup and the director told me to take it off. So I did the film without makeup. I had nothing to do with anything I did. I never understood why I was so famous.”
“Don't play it safe. Resist the seductions of the cowardly values our society has come to prize so highly: comfort, convenience, security, predictability, control. These, too, are nets. Above all, resist the fear of failure. Yes, you will make mistakes. But they will be your mistakes, not someone else's. And you will survive them, and you will know yourself better for having made them, and you will be a fuller and a stronger person.”

Source : "What Are You Going to Do With That?". Essay adapted from a talk delivered to a freshman class at Stanford University in May 2010, www.chronicle.com. October 03, 2010.
“The notion of a defense that will protect American cities is one that will not be achieved, but it is that goal that supplies the political magic, as it were, in the president's vision.”

Source : "Schlesinger Says Distrust Hinders Foreign Policy" by Hedrick Smith, www.nytimes.com. February 7, 1985.
“I love True Blood and Buffy, and, obviously, this is one of my favorite jobs that I've ever had - but not just because it's horror, but because the cast is so good and the writing is so great.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“I wanted secular, non-Muslim people to stop kidding themselves that Islam is peace and tolerance.”

Source : Ayaan Hirsi Ali (2008). “Infidel”, p.307, Simon and Schuster
“You can have the best vaccines for a woman or her child, but if you can't get her to come and get them then they won't work.”
“The Midwest breeds funny, eccentric people, to varying degrees. You play shows not because you're expecting to get a record deal, but to do something fun outside of mowing lawns. Everything else is just gravy... Or mustard.”
“Appeal to all scholars of stupidity in the world. Come to Italy, this country has the highest rate of morons of the universe, especially among political, bureaucratic, judicial, religious, intellectual, artistic, and mass media members, so it is the best place to develop your own field research.”

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