"Up the two terrace flights of steps the rain ran wildly, and beat at the great door, like a swift messenger rousing those within;."

-- Charles Dickens

#Nature Quotes #Rain Quotes #Doors Quotes

“Genres have a history and impose a historical character upon the writer. What is interesting in the poem involves a certain kind of dramatization of the self that you don't have to engage in in the essay. In fact, the essay is a more social medium than the poem.”

Source : "You Are Vijay Seshadri". The Believer interview, logger.believermag.com. June 10, 2014.
“My husband is a fall-away Catholic, but with a vengeance. He's actually more of a feminist than I am.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“In my childhood I was obsessed with cameras but could not afford one. After much persuasion my father Harivansh Rai Bachchan bought me a box camera which I treasured for years. Initially I clicked trees and nature and as I grew up started noticing prettier things-motorbike, sleek cars and cool girls. But the hamartia of life is when you desire something you cannot afford it and when you are able to afford it you are too old to use it. Now I don't need all gadgets but it's satisfying to know that at least I can afford them.”
“My biggest blast-off hit was 'You Raise Me Up.' If you ever have a wedding or a funeral, it's a good pick.”
“Of course, there isn't really a black population in Idaho or Utah.”

Source : Source: www.motherjones.com
“Enjoy your own life without comparing it with that of another.[or you will create disappointment and envy, as every other person has something, small or large, better than you. Remember at these times what you have rather than what you don't and be grateful]”
“Love is like a wind stirring the grass beneath trees on a black night,' he had said. 'You must not try to make love definite. It is the divine accident of life. If you try to be definite and sure about it and to live beneath the trees, where soft night winds blow, the long hot day of disappointment comes swiftly and the gritty dust from passing wagons gathers upon lips inflamed and made tender by kisses.”
“Winning companies win because they have good leaders who nurture the development of other leaders at all levels of the organization.”

Source : Noel M. Tichy (2009). “The Leadership Engine: How Winning Companies Build Leaders at E”, p.3, Harper Collins

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