"Sometimes I wish we could rub out all of our mistakes and start fresh, from the beginning,' I said. 'And sometimes I think there isn't anything to us but our mistakes."

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Source : Paula McLain (2011). “The Paris Wife: A Novel”, p.241, Ballantine Books

Paula McLain

#Mistake Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Wish Quotes

“I now see Norman Thomas as indeed a liberal, but as a real, old-fashioned, unreconstructed liberal who believes in freedom and justice for everybody.”

Source : Dwight Macdonald (1974). “Discriminations: Essays & Afterthoughts”
“I came to the conclusion long ago that limits to innovation have less to do with technology or creativity than organizational agility. Inspired individuals can only do so much.”
“Marriage is an ongoing thing, man. You continue to work at it. But it's joyful. And joyous. I don't care if people are living without a marriage certificate. It's just about people, in some way, saying to each other, 'I commit to you. I will help you in this life.'”
“There is something in the New York air that makes sleep useless.”
“I don't want to be a celebrity who's trying to like say, Â«look at this charity work I'm doingÂ».”
“It [doesn't matter] what you look like, where you come from, or what you do for a living. All that matters is that we continue to fan the flame of humanity by living our lives as the ultimate creative expression of who we really are.”
“For reasons I do not fully understand, some power is released through setting positive goals that would otherwise remain dormant.”
“The possibilities of thought training are infinite, its consequences eternal, and yet few take the pains to direct their thinking into channels that will do them good, but instead leave all to chance.”

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