"An adaptation leads the cinema-goer to the original to find out what they're missing and if they already know the book, it can still illuminate a theme, a character, an idea."

-- David Nicholls

#Book Quotes #Character Quotes #Ideas Quotes

“The problem we are dealing with at the border is not a Democratic problem. It is not a Republican problem. It is an American problem.”
“Women have an incredible ability to pick up on emotional signals. For example, there are some wolves that are so clever they have learned to dress up like sheep. Man says, "Looks like a sheep. Talks like a sheep." Woman says, "Ain't no sheep!"”
“Fasting from any nourishment, activity, involvement or pursuitâ€”for any seasonâ€”sets the stage for God to appear. Fasting is not a tool to pry wisdom out of God's hands or to force needed insight about a decision. Fasting is not a tool for gaining discipline or developing piety (whatever that might be). Instead, fasting is the bulimic act of ridding ourselves of our fullness to attune our senses to the mysteries that swirl in and around us."â€”Dan B. Allender, PhD”

Source : Dan B. Allender (2009). “To Be Told: Know Your Story, Shape Your Future”, p.186, WaterBrook
“We need to put our faith and trust in the people on the frontlines -- and back it up with real resources. We need to make sure first defenders have the gear and support they need, and the benefits and protections they've earned. With new technology and ingenuity, by doing more to sustain our first defenders and calling on Americans to do more for their country, we can make our country stronger, safer, and more secure.”
“I read because one life isn't enough and in the pages of a book, I can be anybody.”
“Well, here at last, dear friends, on the shores of the Sea comes the end of our fellowship in Middle-earth. Go in peace! I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.”
“Cravings are what drive habits. And figuring out how to spark a craving makes creating a new habit easier.”

Source : Charles Duhigg (2012). “The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do, and How to Change”, p.59, Random House
“Just because Galileo was a heretic doesn't make every heretic a Galileo.”

Source : "Don't give climate change heretics an easy ride" by Jay Griffiths, www.theguardian.com. August 31, 2012.

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