"People derive the most satisfaction from doing the best they can."

-- Isadore Sharp

#People Quotes #Satisfaction Quotes

“Oh, when a mother meets on high The babe she lost in infancy, Hath she not then for pains and fears, The day of woe, the watchful night, For all her sorrow, all her tears, An over-payment of delight?”
“A poignant paradox is that sometimes the very desire to be a good mother or father will lead the parent to mistake duty for love.”

Source : William Watson Purkey (2000). “What Students Say to Themselves: Internal Dialogue and School Success”, Corwin
“If you look at the 9/11 highjackers, certainly they were educated, some even had university degrees, but nobody really checked their mothers, who were nearly all illiterate.”
“There's a lot of women in blues music, lots of strong women and that sort of stuff. It's not the first thing that comes to mind when you think about blues. There were a lot of powerful blues guitar players in the olden times that were women. It's just that when you think about blues, you have this one image in your mind.”
“Freedom of speech doesn't protect speech you like; it protects speech you don't like.”
“Your preschool child will chatter endlessly to you. If you half-listen and half-reply the whole conversation will seem, and become, tediously meaningless for both of you. but if you really listen and really answer, he will talk more and what he says will make more sense.”

Source : Penelope Leach (1989). “Your baby & child: from birth to age five”, Alfred A. Knopf
“I used to be the guy who wanted to do everything myself, wanted to write and play everything myself, but the older I've gotten, the more collaborations I've gotten. I really enjoy working with other people to create different styles of music, because I really do listen to everything, and I enjoy every kind of music. I think some of the best stuff comes from working with people who have different perspectives on the same thing.”
“It's a dirty job being ridiculous, but I'll do it”

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