"Thereâ€™s something about seeing an adult you knew in childhood that makes them marginally vulnerable to you, and vice versa. Thereâ€™s also something comforting in thinking that if they made it this far, relatively unscathed, then maybe you didnâ€™t turn out half bad either."

-- Vicki Pettersson

#Thinking Quotes #Childhood Quotes #Comforting Quotes

“Rap is something you do Hip Hop is something you live”

Source : Song: 9 Elements, Album: Kristyles, 2003
“I have a scar on my left thigh, kind of almost near my knee. I essentially fell in the 2002 Olympics and when I hit the wall - because of the impact - my right leg kind of came in at like a knife-type angle and stabbed my leg with my own skate blade.”
“I'm pulling out, and I'm going to concentrate every ounce of time and energy over the next week working to defeat the recall because I realize now that's the only way to defeat Arnold Schwarzenegger.”
“As long as we're tied to Middle Eastern oil we're tied to Middle Eastern politics. We're hostages to the terrorists and nutcases who want to wipe out Israel and the United States because we support Israel.”

Source : Ben Bova (2006). “Powersat”, p.141, Macmillan
“I do not define my job in any rigid terms but in terms of having the flexibility to what seems to me to be in the best interests of the company at any times.”
“I'm lazy! I hate work! Hate hard work in all its forms! Clever shortcuts, that's all I'm about!”
“You know, right now, they say - I don't know who says this, but somebody told me - there's three male roles to every female role. And I guess I'd work on evening that up. Making great roles for women. It's just such a huge challenge”
“Character is forged not on the mountaintop but in the valley.”

Source : Mike Matheny, Jerry B. Jenkins (2015). “The Matheny Manifesto: A Young Manager's Old-School Views on Success in Sports and Life”, p.155, Three Rivers Press

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