"It so often happens that somebody says 'change your life' and you repaint your car rather than re-wire the engine."

-- Pico Iyer

#Car Quotes #Wire Quotes #Changing Your Life Quotes

“[I was] particularly eager to give voice to the women of my mother's place and generation, who grew up in turn-of-the-century, privileged New England households, who really never had a chance to flower and assess themselves and find out who they were. More than anything, I wanted to give voice to the sort of anger that women of that generation could never express for themselves.”
“Don't look backâ€”forward, infinite energy, infinite enthusiasm, infinite daring, and infinite patienceâ€”then alone can great deeds be accomplished.”
“Writing a screenplay is like writing a big puzzle, and so the hardest part, I think, is getting the story.”
“My parents told me they knew they made lots of mistakes raising us, but that they did their best. Most parents will say something like that at some point, and they are usually right. But I think children also do their best while being raised. Finding family "happiness" is a fine balancing act.”
“...while everyone's focusing on keeping the boss happy, who's focusing on keeping the customer happy?”

Source : James C. Hunter (2008). “The Servant: A Simple Story About the True Essence of Leadership”, p.61, Crown Business
“There's no such thing as a handicap - it's all in your head”
“The greatness of America is capitalism, free market capitalism. The exceptionalism of American business.”

Source : FaceBook post by Fran Tarkenton from Jun 19, 2013
“Peace is not merely the absence of warfare, any more than true health is simply the absence of disease. Nor is peace simply a quiet state of equilibrium-impossible to achieve in an evolving system. Though refraining from harm is an essential first step, lasting peace is created by actively redressing harm done. Peace is a creative process of actively joining I and thou into a co-creative we. It requires authentic communication, empathic listening, and wildly creative solutions.”

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