"I sat back in my wooden chair as they signed the paperwork and stared down at the arm rests, studying the various layers of paint, the chips and cracks. How many hands had gripped them? I wondered. What lives were attached to those hands, what dreams were shattered, what sorrows were they trying to squeeze out of their souls?"

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Source : Jimmy Santiago Baca (2007). “A Place to Stand”, p.102, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

Jimmy Santiago Baca

#Dream Quotes #Hands Quotes #Soul Quotes

“Never forget that the nurturing and preservation of your own muse is job one. Lose it and you may be losing a great deal.”
“The biggest challenge in life is for the two hearts to live in peaceful co-existence”
“I believe strongly that a group's potential is eventually limited by the strength of its leadership. I'm an outsider, but it still looks to me like the leadership in the Java w orld is Fouled Up Beyond ALL Recognition. Java ISVs don't know whether to listen to Mom or Dad. Everybody knows IBM should just buy Sun and clean up the mess. When are they going to do it?”
“There is no choice between being kind to others, and being kind to ourselves. It is the same thing.”

Source : Piero Ferrucci (2007). “The Power of Kindness: The Unexpected Benefits of Leading a Compassionate Life--Tenth Anniversary Edition”, p.293, Penguin
“Men have always need of god! A god to defend them against other men..”
“The death of a beloved is an amputation.”
“I do enjoy film. The more I do it the more I learn.”

Source : Interview with Randy Shulman, www.metroweekly.com. June 7, 2006.
“I spoke in front of a huge gathering in Seattle, and someone got up and said, "I'm just so afraid." I said, "The only way not to be afraid is to join with other people who are also afraid."”

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