"You don't understand. You're not a wave. You're part of the ocean."

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Source : Morrie Schwartz (2011). “Morrie In His Own Words: Life Wisdom From a Remarkable Man”, p.27, Pan Macmillan

Morrie Schwartz

#Ocean Quotes #Wave Quotes

“Violence in the voice is often only the death rattle of reason in the throat.”
“When I wrote 'Kidulthood,' I didn't even know there was going to be a 'Kidulthood.' I just wanted to test myself to see if I could write a script.”
“I am never going to please all 100 million people who read the book. I'll be lucky if half that number are happy with me playing Christian Grey. I know there are campaigns of hate against me already.”

Source : "Jamie Dornan: 'I hated it when people called me cute'" by Nigel Farndale, www.theguardian.com. November 2, 2014.
“Apparent failure may hold in its rough shell the germs of a success that will blossom in time, and bear fruit throughout eternity.”
“I hate to shop. I consider it one of life's necessary evils, like brussels sprouts and high-heeled shoes.”
“I've had my share of dark days of the soul. I try not to focus on it too much so it doesn't get to me.”
“What people who don't write don't understand is that they think you make up the line consciouslyÂ â€” but you don't.Â It proceeds from your unconscious. So it's the same surprise to you when it emerges as it is to the audience when the comic says it. I don't think of the joke and then say it. I say it and then realize what I've said. And I laugh at it, because I'm hearing it for the first time myself.”
“Books have been my classroom and my confidant. Books have widened my horizons. Books have comforted me in my hardest times. Books have changed my life.”

Source : Po Bronson (2013). “What Should I Do With My Life?”, p.382, Random House

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