"You don't have much faith in people, do you?' asked David. 'I don't have much faith in anything,' Roland replied. 'Not even in myself."

-- John Connolly

“You can't fake passion. It is the fuel that drives any dream and makes you happy to be alive.”

Source : Linda Ellis, Mac Anderson (2012). “The Dash: Making a Difference with Your Life from Beginning to End”, p.31, Thomas Nelson Inc
“The truly gifted negotiator, then, is one whose initial position is exaggerated enough to allow for a series of concessions that will yield a desirable final offer from the opponent, yet is not so outlandish as to be seen as illegitimate from the start.”

Source : Robert B. Cialdini (1985). “Influence: Science and Practice”, Scott Foresman
“There is a direct line relationship between what happened in Afghanistan in the work up to 11 September 2001 and what we're doing in Afghanistan today.”

Source : "Gen. Allen: Afghan relations bruised, not broken". Interview with Charlie Rose, www.cbsnews.com. April 4, 2012.
“There is more to sex appeal than just measurements”
“Before you go further, let me tell you what a poem brings, first, you must know the secret, there is no poem to speak of, it is a way to attain a life without boundaries.”

Source : Juan Felipe Herrera (2008). “Half of the World in Light: New and Selected Poems”, p.301, University of Arizona Press
“I dont often meet people who want to suffer cardiovascular disease or whatever, and we get those things as a result of the lifelong accumulation of various types of molecular and cellular damage.”

Source : "Aubrey de Grey: We don't have to get sick as we get older". Interview with Caspar Llewellyn Smith, www.theguardian.com. July 31, 2010.
“I don't think just being skinny means necessarily anorexic.”

Source : "Still Skinny in Milan" by Nick Watt, abcnews.go.com. February 27, 2007.
“Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers.”

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