"The water is this marvellous blue. Itâ€™s so blue that once you see it you realise youâ€™ve never seen blue before. That other thing you were calling blue is some other colour, itâ€™s not blue. This, this is blue. Itâ€™s a blue that comes down from the sky into the water so that when you look in the sea you think sky and when you look at the sky you think sea."

-- Niall Williams

#Thinking Quotes #Sea Quotes #Sky Quotes

“Racism and sexism are not "problems" or "topics." They are ways of defining reality and living our lives that most of us learned along with learning how to tie our shoes and how to drink from a cup.”
“The key is to become aware of how you are signaling your presence in meetings, conversations, speeches - everywhere you show up. Then you can take charge of them.”

Source : Source: bobmorris.biz
“It is easy to specify the individual objects of admiration in these grand scenes; but it is not possible to give an adequate idea of the higher feelings of wonder, astonishment, and devotion, which fill and elevate the mind.”
“For me, it's owning the fact that I have a sensitive disposition along with a rampant imagination that makes up stories and convinces me they're true. I feel things intensely, and that sometimes brings me on wave of profound sorrow.”

Source : "Girls Star Zosia Mamet Shares Why Your So-Called "Flaws" Make You Awesome" by Zosia Mamet, www.glamour.com. January 9, 2014.
“Your job gives you authority. Your behavior gives you respect”
“I would not be standing here today if my skin were white or my religion were Presbyterian. I am here today only because my skin is yellow and my religion is Unification Church. The ugliest things in this beautiful country of America are religious bigotry and racism.”
“It is some kind of miracle that all knitting is constructed of only two stitches: knit and purl. Sure, you throw in some yarn overs, and sometimes you knit the stitches out of order, but when it really comes down to it, knitting is simplicity. The most incredible gossamer lace shawl ... the trickiest aran ... a humble sock ... each just made with knit and purl.”

Source : Stephanie Pearl-McPhee (2012). “At Knit's End: Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much”, p.11, Storey Publishing
“The nature of the global business environment guarantees that no matter how hard we work to create a stable and healthy organisation, our organisation will continue to experience dramatic changes far beyond our control.”

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