"If a news camera shows up, people will line up, they want to be seen. But at the same time they want both to be chosen and not singled out. I think that is an endless struggle within most."

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Source : "BYT Interviews: Celeste Ng". Interview with Svetlana Legetic, brightestyoungthings.com. February 22, 2016.

Celeste Ng

#Struggle Quotes #Thinking Quotes #People Quotes

“An audience can really lift you right up off the stage.”
“For all their scare tactics, President Obama and Democrats have no plan whatsoever to preserve Medicare for future generations - or protect it for today's seniors and those nearing retirement. They did, however, cut Medicare by $700 billion to bankroll Obamacare.”
“Me, sexy? I'm just plain ol' beans and rice.”
“I believe in God; I'm not saying I'm highly religious.”
“I hope that many visual journalists will be hired or funded along the way as well - we urgently need their perspectives.”
“Words are miraculous things. They describe, captivate, provoke, vivify, encompass, pervade, inspire, preserve, and comfort. So much more than that, in fact, so as to leave me at a loss of . . . words.”
“Logic is a system whereby one may go wrong with confidence.”
“The python dropped his head lightly for a moment on Mowgli's shoulders. "A brave heart and a courteous tongue," said he. "They shall carry thee far through the jungle, manling. But now go hence quickly with thy friends. Go and sleep, for the moon sets and what follows it is not well that thou shouldst see.”

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