"The very rich only admire themselves"

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Source : Paula McLain (2011). “The Paris Wife: A Novel”, p.273, Ballantine Books

Paula McLain

#Rich Quotes #Admire Quotes

“I decided to praise my son not when he succeeded at things he was already good at, but when he persevered with things that he found difficult. I stressed to him that by struggling, your brain grows. Between the deep body of research on the field of learning mindsets and this personal experience with my son, I am more convinced than ever that mindsets toward learning could matter more than anything else we teach.”

Source : "The Learning Myth: Why I’ll Never Tell My Son He’s Smart" by Salman Khan, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 19, 2014.
“It's not how many books you get through, it's how many books get through you.”
“Honest and outspoken, honorable and uncompromising, Jubal A. Early epitomized much that was the Southern Confederacy. His self-reliance, courage, sagacity, and devotion to the cause brought confidence then just as it inspires reverence now.”
“I have the urge to still be part of the world, the universe, of life. Through music I have the feeling that I come a little closer to that.”
“My aim in painting is to create pulsating, luminous, and open surfaces that emanate a mystic light, in accordance with my deepest insight into the experience of life and nature.”

Source : "The Artist's Voice: Talks with Seventeen Artists". Book by Katharine Kuh, p. 128, 1962.
“Price creates incentive, and energy will be developed if there's demand for it at the price you can develop it.”
“Greens are a dish that most Southerners would walk a mile for.”

Source : Edna Lewis (2013). “In Pursuit of Flavor”, p.33, Knopf
“I never quite envisioned myself a proper doctor under that white coat, but I was interested in the idea of healing and in the psychological dimension rather early on.”

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